Subura
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin "sub" (under, below) + "urbs" (town, city), here intended as the city of Rome.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) 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.
| 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.