lautumia

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λᾱτομία (lātomía, “quarry”), from λᾶας (lâas, “stone”) + τέμνω (témnō).

Noun

lautumia f (genitive lautumiae); first declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) stone quarry, especially one used as a prison
    Synonym: lapicīdīnae

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lautumia lautumiae
genitive lautumiae lautumiārum
dative lautumiae lautumiīs
accusative lautumiam lautumiās
ablative lautumiā lautumiīs
vocative lautumia lautumiae

Descendants

  • Italian: latomia
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