noun · neutersecond declension
silicernium
silicernium n (genitive silicerniī or silicernī)
Classical[sɪ.lɪˈkɛr.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[si.liˈt͡ʃɛr.ni.um]
Meaning
- neuterA funeral feast
- neuterA kind of sausage
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | silicernium | silicernia |
| genitive | silicerniī silicernī | silicerniōrum |
| dative | silicerniō | silicerniīs |
| accusative | silicernium | silicernia |
| ablative | silicerniō | silicerniīs |
| vocative | silicernium | silicernia |
sĭlĭcernĭum, ii, n.
I. A funeral feast, Caecil. ap. Fest. p. 294 Müll.; Varr. ap. Non. 48, 9; Mart. Cap. 8, § 805; cf.
Becker, Gallus, vol. 3, p. 296 (2d ed.).—Hence, a term of abuse applied to an old man: te exercebo hodie, silicernium, drybones, Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 48; for which, in masc.: sĭlĭcernĭus, Cinc. ap. Fulg. 560, 21.—II. A kind of sausage, Arn. 7, 229.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
silicernium ī, n
a funeral feast; hence, of an old man: te exercebo; silicernium, drybones, T.