Subura
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Latin "sub" (under, below) + "urbs" (town, city), here intended as the city of Rome.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /suˈbuː.ra/, [s̠ʊˈbuːrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /suˈbu.ra/, [suˈbuːrä]
Proper noun
editSubūra f sg (genitive Subūrae); first declension
- A quarter in Rome situated between the Esquiline, the Viminal and Quirinal, where many prostitute dwelt
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Subūra |
Genitive | Subūrae |
Dative | Subūrae |
Accusative | Subūram |
Ablative | Subūrā |
Vocative | Subūra |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Italian: suburra
References
edit- “Subura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Subura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.