Libitina

English

Proper noun

Libitina

  1. An ancient Roman goddess of funerals and burial.

Alternative forms

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Etruscan 𐌋𐌖𐌐𐌖 (lupu, “dead”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /li.biˈtiː.na/, [lʲɪbɪˈt̪iːnä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /li.biˈti.na/, [libiˈt̪iːnä]

Proper noun

Libitīna f sg (genitive Libitīnae); first declension

  1. Libitina (the ancient Roman goddess of corpses, funerals and burials)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Libitīna
Genitive Libitīnae
Dative Libitīnae
Accusative Libitīnam
Ablative Libitīnā
Vocative Libitīna

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
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