Libitina
English
Proper noun
Libitina
- An ancient Roman goddess of funerals and burial.
Alternative forms
- Libentina, Lubentina
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Etruscan 𐌋𐌖𐌐𐌖 (lupu, “dead”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /li.biˈtiː.na/, [lʲɪbɪˈt̪iːnä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /li.biˈti.na/, [libiˈt̪iːnä]
Proper noun
Libitīna f sg (genitive Libitīnae); first declension
- Libitina (the ancient Roman goddess of corpses, funerals and burials)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Libitīna |
| Genitive | Libitīnae |
| Dative | Libitīnae |
| Accusative | Libitīnam |
| Ablative | Libitīnā |
| Vocative | Libitīna |
Related terms
- libitīnārius
References
- “Libitina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Libitina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette