cubiculum
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”), from cubō (“lie down”)
[edit] Noun
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.
[edit] Translations
small room
catacomb room
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From cubō (“lie down”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
cubiculum (genitive cubiculī); n, second declension
- 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 |
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[edit] Descendants
- English: cubicle
