tersorium

== Latin == === Etymology === From tergeō (“to wipe (off)”) +‎ -sōrium (“-er”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛrˈsoː.ri.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [terˈsɔː.ri.um] === Noun === tersōrium n (genitive tersōriī or tersōrī); second declension xylospongium (a Greek and Roman utensil consisting of a sea sponge fixed to the end of a wooden stick, typically thought to have been used for anal hygiene or as a toilet brush) Synonym: xylospongium ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). === Further reading === “tersorium”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.