alabrum
Latin
Alternative forms
- alibrum
Etymology
Unknown. First attested in Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, 19.29.2 (early 7th century).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.la.brum/, [ˈäɫ̪äbrʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.la.brum/, [ˈäːläbrum]
Noun
alabrum n (genitive alabrī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) A reel, spool.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alabrum | alabra |
| Genitive | alabrī | alabrōrum |
| Dative | alabrō | alabrīs |
| Accusative | alabrum | alabra |
| Ablative | alabrō | alabrīs |
| Vocative | alabrum | alabra |
References
- alabrum 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)
- alabrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “alabrum”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, OCLC 1369101
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “alabrum”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 32