frontispicium

Latin

Etymology

From frons (“forehead, front”) +‎ -spic- (“to look, observe”, combining form of speciō) +‎ -ium.

Noun

frontispicium n (genitive frontispiciī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. (architecture, chiefly of a church) facade
  2. the looks of one's forehead, forehead
  3. (Christianity) an certain ornament put on the altar of a church
    Synonym: frontāle

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative frontispicium frontispicia
genitive frontispiciī frontispiciōrum
dative frontispiciō frontispiciīs
accusative frontispicium frontispicia
ablative frontispiciō frontispiciīs
vocative frontispicium frontispicia

References

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