petaurum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέταυρον (pétauron).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /peˈtau̯.rum/, [pɛˈt̪äu̯rʊ̃ˑ]
  • (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
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