histon

See also: Histon

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱστών (histṓn).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhis.toːn/, [ˈhɪs̠t̪oːn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ton/, [ˈist̪on]

Noun

histōn m (genitive histōnis); third declension

A weaving room, the place where the loom stands

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	histōn	histōnēs
Genitive	histōnis	histōnum
Dative	histōnī	histōnibus
Accusative	histōnem	histōnēs
Ablative	histōne	histōnibus
Vocative	histōn	histōnēs

References

“histon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
histon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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