domus
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dómh₂os, from root *demh₂- (“‘to build’”). Cognates include Ancient Greek δόμος (dómos) and Sanskrit दम (dáma). The same PIE root also gave Old English timber (“‘building, act of building’”) (English timber).
[edit] Noun
domus (genitive domūs or domī); f., fourth declension (irregular)
[edit] Usage notes
Domus is one of three common nouns that take the locative case, the other two being rus and humus. It is irregular in that it has a mix of second and fourth declension forms, the second declension forms being more commonly used in place constructions.
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | domus | domūs |
| genitive | domūs, domī | domuum, domōrum |
| dative | domuī, domō | domibus |
| accusative | domum | domūs, domōs |
| ablative | domū, domō | domibus |
| vocative | domus | domūs |
| locative | domī | domīs |
