dureta
Latin
editEtymology
editUncertain, perhaps of Hispano-Celtic origin, following Suetonius. The connection to Ancient Greek δροίτη (droítē, “bathtub, cradle”) is distant.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdu.re.ta/, [ˈd̪ʊrɛt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdu.re.ta/, [ˈd̪uːret̪ä]
Noun
editdureta f (genitive duretae); first declension
- A wooden bathtub
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dureta | duretae |
| Genitive | duretae | duretārum |
| Dative | duretae | duretīs |
| Accusative | duretam | duretās |
| Ablative | duretā | duretīs |
| Vocative | dureta | duretae |
References
edit- “dureta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dureta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “dureta”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 188/2