labarum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
labarum (plural labara)
- The Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧.
- 1658: Nor shall we urge the labarum, and famous Standard of Constantine, or make further use thereof, than as the first Letters in the Name of our Saviour Christ — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
labarum m (plural labarums)
Further reading[edit]
- “labarum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).[1] See also Latin labium, lambō, labrusca, laburnum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.ba.rum/, [ˈɫ̪äbärʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.ba.rum/, [ˈläːbärum]
Noun[edit]
labarum n (genitive labarī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ||
| Genitive | ||
| Dative | ||
| Accusative | ||
| Ablative | ||
| Vocative |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “labarum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 737
- “labarum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labarum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
labarum n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of labarum (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) labarum | labarumul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) labarum | labarumului |
| vocative | labarumule | |
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