aspergillum

== English == === Alternative forms === aspergil, aspergill === Etymology === From Ecclesiastical Latin aspergillum, from aspergō (“to sprinkle”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ăs′pər-jĭl′əm (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌas.pəˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/ (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæs.pəˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæs.pəɹˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɛs.pɐˈd͡ʒəl.əm/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌas.pəɹˈd͡ʒɪl.əm/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌæs.pɜʳˈd͡ʒil.um/ Rhymes: -ɪləm Hyphenation: as‧per‧gil‧lum === Noun === aspergillum (plural aspergilla or aspergillums) (Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy-water sprinkle. Synonyms: holy water sprinkler, rantistirion ==== Derived terms ==== aspergilliform Aspergillus ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From aspergō (“to sprinkle”) +‎ -illum (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [as.pɛrˈɡɪl.lũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [as.perˈd͡ʒil.lum] Hyphenation: as‧per‧gil‧lum === Noun === aspergillum n (genitive aspergillī); second declension (Christianity) aspergillum (implement for sprinkling holy water) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). === Further reading === “aspergillum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.