cubiculum
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”), from cubō (“lie down”)
Noun [edit]
cubiculum (plural cubiculums or cubicula)
- A small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house.
- A small room carved out of the wall of a catacomb, used as mortuary chapels, and in Roman times, for Christian worship.
Translations [edit]
small room
catacomb room
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From cubō (“lie down”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
cubiculum (genitive cubiculī); n, second declension
- A small bedroom; bedchamber.
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cubiculum | cubicula |
| genitive | cubiculī | cubiculōrum |
| dative | cubiculō | cubiculīs |
| accusative | cubiculum | cubicula |
| ablative | cubiculō | cubiculīs |
| vocative | cubiculum | cubicula |
