fascinum
Erscheinungsbild
Unknown; compare Ancient Greek βάσκανος (báskanos, “sorcerer, slanderer”, adjective and noun), possibly from the same European substrate language.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfas.ki.num/, [ˈfäs̠kɪnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfaʃ.ʃi.num/, [ˈfäʃːinum]
Noun
fascinum n (genitive fascinī); second declension
- (originally) a charm, spell, witchcraft
- (by extension) a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck as a preventive against witchcraft
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fascinum | fascina |
| Genitive | fascinī | fascinōrum |
| Dative | fascinō | fascinīs |
| Accusative | fascinum | fascina |
| Ablative | fascinō | fascinīs |
| Vocative | fascinum | fascina |