labarum
English
Etymology
From Latin labarum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlæbəɹəm/
Noun
labarum (plural labara)
- The Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧.
- 1658: Nor shall we urge the labarum, and famous Standard of Constantine, or make further use thereof, than as the first Letters in the Name of our Saviour Christ — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)
French
Noun
labarum m (plural labarums)
- labarum
Further reading
- “labarum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).[1] See also Latin labium, lambō, labrusca, laburnum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.ba.rum/, [ˈɫ̪äbärʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.ba.rum/, [ˈläːbärum]
Noun
labarum n (genitive labarī); second declension
- labarum
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ||
| Genitive | ||
| Dative | ||
| Accusative | ||
| Ablative | ||
| Vocative |
Descendants
- → Catalan: làbarum
- → English: labarum
- → Ancient Greek: λάβαρον (lábaron)
- Greek: λάβαρο (lávaro)
References
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “labarum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 737
- “labarum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labarum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin labarum.
Noun
labarum n (uncountable)
- labarum
Declension
declension of labarum (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) labarum | labarumul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) labarum | labarumului |
| vocative | labarumule | |
References
- labarum in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN