delubro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlūbrum (“shrine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈlu.bro/, (proscribed) /ˈdɛ.lu.bro/
• Rhymes: -ubro, (proscribed) -ɛlubro
• Hyphenation: de‧lù‧bro, (proscribed) dè‧lu‧bro

Noun

delubro m (plural delubri)

1. (literary) temple, shrine

   Synonym: tempio

   • 1316–c. 1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VI”, in Paradiso [Heaven]‎^[1], lines 79–81; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     Con costui corse infino al lito rubro;
     con costui puose il mondo in tanta pace,
     che fu serrato a Giano il suo delubro.

     With him it ran even to the Red Sea shore; with him it placed the world in so great peace, that unto Janus was his temple closed.

Further reading

• delubro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

dēlūbrō n

1. dative/ablative singular of dēlūbrum