Libitina
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Libitina
Alternative forms
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Etruscan 𐌋𐌖𐌐𐌖 (lupu, “dead”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [lɪ.bɪˈtiː.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [li.biˈt̪iː.na]
Proper noun
Libitīna f sg (genitive Libitīnae); first declension
- Libitina (the ancient Roman goddess of corpses, funerals and burials)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Libitīna |
| genitive | Libitīnae |
| dative | Libitīnae |
| accusative | Libitīnam |
| ablative | Libitīnā |
| vocative | Libitīna |
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: Libitina
References
- “Libitina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Libitina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.