delubrum
English
Etymology
Latin dēlūbrum
Noun
delubrum (plural delubra)
- A temple or shrine.
- A sanctuary.
- A church with a font.
Latin
Etymology
From dēlu(ō) (“to cleanse”) + -brum, from de- + lavō (“I wash”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈluː.brum/, [d̪eːˈɫ̪uːbrʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈlu.brum/, [d̪eˈluːbrum]
Noun
dēlūbrum n (genitive dēlūbrī); second declension
- a temple, shrine
- Synonyms: sacellum, templum, fānum, ara
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēlūbrum | dēlūbra |
| Genitive | dēlūbrī | dēlūbrōrum |
| Dative | dēlūbrō | dēlūbrīs |
| Accusative | dēlūbrum | dēlūbra |
| Ablative | dēlūbrō | dēlūbrīs |
| Vocative | dēlūbrum | dēlūbra |
Descendants
- Italian: delubro
- Portuguese: delubro
References
- “delubrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “delubrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- delubrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- delubrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “delubrum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “delubrum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin