noun · neuterthird declension
prōmulsidāre
prōmulsidāre n (genitive prōmulsidāris)
Classical[proː.mʊɫ.sɪˈdaː.rɛ]Ecclesiastical[pro.mul.siˈdaː.re]
Meaning
- the tray for serving out the entrée, salver for the starter
Ceterum in promulsidari asellus erat Corinthius cum bisaccio positus, qui habebat olivas in altera parte albas, in altera nigras.
And in the starter-tray there was a Corinthian asslet with a wallet having olives in one end light and in one end dark.c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 31.9Dig. XXXIV.2.19.10 Ulpianus libro vicesimo ad Sabinum Sed cui vasa sint legata, non solum ea continentur, quae aliquid in se recipiant edendi bibendique causa paratum, sed et quae aliquid sustineant: et ideo scutellas vel promulsidaria contineri.
But who got vessels legated, they will not only contain prepared food or drink they received but what they bear under them: so also salvers and starter-trays will be included.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōmulsidāre | prōmulsidāria |
| genitive | prōmulsidāris | prōmulsidārium |
| dative | prōmulsidārī | prōmulsidāribus |
| accusative | prōmulsidāre | prōmulsidāria |
| ablative | prōmulsidārī | prōmulsidāribus |
| vocative | prōmulsidāre | prōmulsidāria |
prōmulsĭdāre, is, n. promulsis,
I. a tray on which the promulsis was served:
in promulsidari, Petr. 31.—In plur.: promulsidaria, Dig. 34, 2, 19, § 10.Origins
From prōmulsis (“hors-d'œuvre”) + -āre.