asylum

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asylum (plural asylums)

  1. A place of safety
  2. The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place.
  3. A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἄσυλον

Noun[edit]

asȳlum (genitive asȳlī); n, second declension

  1. asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary

Inflection[edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative asȳlum asȳla
genitive asȳlī asȳlōrum
dative asȳlō asȳlīs
accusative asȳlum asȳla
ablative asȳlō asȳlīs
vocative asȳlum asȳla