Libitina
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English
Proper noun
Libitina
Alternative forms
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Etruscan šššš (lupu, ādeadā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /li.biĖtiĖ.na/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /li.biĖti.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 | LibitÄ«nÄ |
| vocative | Libitīna |
Related terms
References
- āLibitinaā, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Libitina in Gaffiot, FƩlix (1934) Dictionnaire illustrƩ latin-franƧais, Hachette.