What does phaecasium mean in Latin?

phaecasium, a noun, means “a kind of white shoe, worn at Athens by the priests”.

What is the genitive of phaecasium?

The genitive singular is phaecasiī. phaecasium is neuter, second declension.

In classical Latin, [pʰae̯ˈka.si.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [feˈkaː.s̬i.um].

noun · neutersecond declension

phaecasium n (genitive phaecasiī or phaecasī)

Classical[pʰae̯ˈka.si.ũː]Ecclesiastical[feˈkaː.s̬i.um]

phaecăsĭum, ii, n., and phaecă-sĭa, ae, f., = Φαικάσιον,

I. a kind of white shoe, worn at Athens by the priests, Sen. Ben. 7, 21, 1: inauratae, Petr. 67.

From Ancient Greek φαικάσιον (phaikásion).

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