arsineum

== Latin == === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps from Ancient Greek *ἀρσινόειον (*arsinóeion), from Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), in reference to a queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty or to one of the towns called Arsinoe; alternatively simply a variant or misreading of argentea, from argenteus (“silvery”), thus “silvery thing”—in which case the late gloss “women’s headdress”, from the epitome of Festus, is spurious. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈsɪ.ne.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈsiː.ne.um] === Noun === arsineum n (genitive arsineī); second declension The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: A woman's headdress alternative form of argenteum ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). === References === “arsineum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “arsineum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press