lautumia

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λᾱτομία (lātomía, quarry), from λᾶας (lâas, stone) + τέμνω (témnō).

Noun[edit]

lautumia f (genitive lautumiae); first declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) stone quarry, especially one used as a prison
    Synonym: lapicīdīnae

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lautumia lautumiae
Genitive lautumiae lautumiārum
Dative lautumiae lautumiīs
Accusative lautumiam lautumiās
Ablative lautumiā lautumiīs
Vocative lautumia lautumiae

Descendants[edit]

  • Italian: latomia