lupanar
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin lupānar, from lupa (“prostitute”), literally ‘she-wolf’, from lupus (“wolf”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /luːˈpeɪnɑː/
Noun [edit]
lupanar (plural lupanars)
- A brothel.
- 1942, Elliot Paul, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Sickle Moon 2001, p. 33:
- A prostitute was not permitted to stand under a street lamp, and sisters were not allowed to work in the same lupanar.
- 1942, Elliot Paul, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Sickle Moon 2001, p. 33:
Related terms [edit]
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
lupanar m (plural lupanars)
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From lupa (“prostitute”)
Noun [edit]
lupānar (genitive lupānāris); n, third declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lupānar | lupānāria |
| genitive | lupānāris | lupānārium |
| dative | lupānārī | lupānāribus |
| accusative | lupānar | lupānāria |
| ablative | lupānārī | lupānāribus |
| vocative | lupānar | lupānāria |
References [edit]
- lupanar in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
Spanish [edit]
Noun [edit]
lupanar m (plural lupanars)