dureta
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain, perhaps of Hispano-Celtic origin, following Suetonius. The connection to Ancient Greek δροίτη (droítē, “bathtub, cradle”) is distant.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdʊ.rɛ.ta]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪uː.re.t̪a]
Noun
dureta f (genitive duretae); first declension
- A wooden bathtub
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dureta | duretae |
| genitive | duretae | duretārum |
| dative | duretae | duretīs |
| accusative | duretam | duretās |
| ablative | duretā | duretīs |
| vocative | dureta | duretae |
References
- “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 (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 188/2