tersoriumとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [tɛrˈsoː.ri.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [t̪erˈsɔː.ri.um]

名詞

tersōrium n (genitive tersōriī or tersōrī); second declension

1. xylospongium (a Greek and Roman utensil consisting of a sea sponge fixed to the end of a wooden stick, typically thought to have been used for anal hygiene or as a toilet brush)

   Synonym: xylospongium

語形変化

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Further reading

• tersorium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.