From domus (“house”) + equestris, the feminine of equester (“of a horseman”). The name derives from the fact that these nicer apartments had windows or balconies facing both the street and an interior courtyard, and so straddled the building as a rider does a horse.
domus equestris f (irregular, variously declined, genitive domūs equestris or domī equestris); fourth declension, second declension
Fourth/second-declension noun with a third-declension adjective, with locative.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | domus equestris | domūs equestrēs |
| Genitive | domūs equestris domī equestris |
domuum equestrium domōrum equestrium |
| Dative | domuī equestrī domō equestrī domū equestrī |
domibus equestribus |
| Accusative | domum equestrem | domūs equestrēs domūs equestrīs domōs equestrēs domōs equestrīs |
| Ablative | domū equestrī domō equestrī |
domibus equestribus |
| Vocative | domus equestris | domūs equestrēs |
| Locative | domī equestrī | domibus equestribus |