noun · neutersecond declension
tamisium
tamisium n (genitive tamisiī or tamisī)
Meaning
- Medieval Latinneutera kind of sieve
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tamisium | tamisia |
| genitive | tamisiī tamisī | tamisiōrum |
| dative | tamisiō | tamisiīs |
| accusative | tamisium | tamisia |
| ablative | tamisiō | tamisiīs |
| vocative | tamisium | tamisia |
Origins
The Medieval Latin term might be a borrowing from Old French tamis, or a continuation of earlier Latin. Further origin either from Gaulish or from Proto-West Germanic *tamisu (more at temse), which is in any case a cognate; also compare Ancient Greek τάμῐσος (támĭsos).
Descendants
- Catalantamís
- Frenchtamisfrom Old French tamis
- Englishtamisfrom Old French tamis
- Spanishtamizfrom Old French tamis
- Italiantamiso
- Italiantamigio
- Italiantamisio
- Occitantamis
- Venetantamizo
In English words that came into English from tamisium
- tamistamisium