Subura
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Latin "sub" (under, below) + "urbs" (town, city), here intended as the city of Rome.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈbuː.ra/, [s̠ʊˈbuːrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /suˈbu.ra/, [suˈbuːrä]
Proper noun edit
Subūra f sg (genitive Subūrae); first declension
- A quarter in Rome situated between the Esquiline, the Viminal and Quirinal, where many prostitute dwelt
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Subūra |
| Genitive | Subūrae |
| Dative | Subūrae |
| Accusative | Subūram |
| Ablative | Subūrā |
| Vocative | Subūra |
Derived terms edit
Descendants 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.