cippus
/ˈsɪ.pəs/
cippus noun: a small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
Noun
cippus (plural cippuses or cippi)
- A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
- […]lodged on the top of an ancient sepulchral cippus1855, Henry Duncan, Autumn
- [A] cippus, found at Valencia in Spain, has on one of its sides Fatus Q. Fabius ex voto, and on the other, three female figures, with the attributes of the Mœræ or Parcæ.1892, Thomas Keightley, Fairy Mythology, London: George Bell and Sons, page 5
- The stocks.
cippus meaning in Tamil
cippus in Tamil
- சநடுகல், நினைவுக்கம்பம்
Forms of cippus
| plural | cippuses |
|---|---|
| plural | cippi |
Origin of cippus
Borrowed from Latin cippus (“stake, post”). Doublet of cep.
Questions about cippus
- What does cippus mean?
- Cippus means a small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
- What is cippus in Tamil?
- Cippus in Tamil is சநடுகல், நினைவுக்கம்பம். See Cippus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cippus?
- Cippus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cippus?
- Cippus is pronounced /ˈsɪ.pəs/.
- What is the plural of cippus?
- The plural of cippus is cippuses.
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