dureta
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain, perhaps of Hispano-Celtic origin, following Suetonius. The connection to Ancient Greek δροίτη (droítē, “bathtub, cradle”) is distant.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdu.re.ta/, [ˈd̪ʊrɛt̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdu.re.ta/, [ˈd̪uːret̪ä]
Noun
dureta f (genitive duretae); first declension
- A wooden bathtub
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dureta | duretae |
| Genitive | duretae | duretārum |
| Dative | duretae | duretīs |
| Accusative | duretam | duretās |
| Ablative | duretā | duretīs |
| Vocative | dureta | duretae |
References
- “dureta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dureta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Ernout, Alfred; Meillet, Antoine (1985), “dureta”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), with additions and corrections of Jacques André, 4th edition, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 188/2