petaurum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέταυρον (pétauron).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /peˈtau̯.rum/, [pɛˈt̪äu̯rʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈtau̯.rum/, [peˈt̪äːu̯rum]

Noun

petaurum n (genitive petaurī); second declension

1. A stage or springboard used by tumblers and ropedancers

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	petaurum	petaura
Genitive	petaurī	petaurōrum
Dative	petaurō	petaurīs
Accusative	petaurum	petaura
Ablative	petaurō	petaurīs
Vocative	petaurum	petaura

References

• “petaurum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• petaurum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.