cubiculum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.3.3 Related terms 2.3.4 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin cubiculum (“‘bedroom’”) < cubō (“‘lie down’”)

[edit] Noun

cubiculum (plural cubiculums or cubicula)

1. A small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house.
2. A small room carved out of the wall of a catacomb, used as mortuary chapels, and in Roman times, for Christian worship.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From cubō (“‘lie down’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /kuˈbi.ku.lum/

[edit] Noun

cubiculum (genitive cubiculī); n, second declension

1. A small bedroom; bedchamber.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	cubiculum	cubicula
genitive	cubiculī	cubiculōrum
dative	cubiculō	cubiculīs
accusative	cubiculum	cubicula
ablative	cubiculō	cubiculīs
vocative	cubiculum	cubicula

[edit] Derived terms

• cubiculārius
• cubiculātus

[edit] Related terms

cubiculāris cubīle cubital cubitō

cubitum cubō incubō incubus

[edit] Descendants

• English: cubicle