lychnuchus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λυχνοῦχος (lukhnoûkhos, “lampstand”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlykʰ.nu.kʰus/, [ˈlʲʏkʰnʊkʰʊs̠]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlik.nu.kus/, [ˈliknukus]

Noun

lychnūchus m (genitive lychnūchī); second declension

1. lampstand, candlestick, chandelier

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	lychnūchus	lychnūchī
genitive	lychnūchī	lychnūchōrum
dative	lychnūchō	lychnūchīs
accusative	lychnūchum	lychnūchōs
ablative	lychnūchō	lychnūchīs
vocative	lychnūche	lychnūchī

References

• “lychnuchus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “lychnuchus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lychnuchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• lychnuchus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016