frigidarium
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frīgidārium Aquīs Sulis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frīgidārium, from frīgidus (“cold”).
Noun
frigidarium (plural frigidaria)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) In Ancient Roman baths, a room with a bath of cold water.
See also
French
Noun
frigidarium m (plural frigidariums)
Further reading
- “frigidarium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From frīgidus (“cold”) + -ārium.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /friː.ɡiˈdaː.ri.um/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fri.d͡ʒiˈda.ri.um/,
Noun
frīgidārium n (genitive frīgidāriī or frīgidārī); second declension
- frigidarium (cold room in Roman baths)
- Coordinate terms: apodytērium, caldārium, Lacōnicum, tepidārium
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frīgidārium | frīgidāria |
| Genitive | frīgidāriī frīgidārī1 |
frīgidāriōrum |
| Dative | frīgidāriō | frīgidāriīs |
| Accusative | frīgidārium | frīgidāria |
| Ablative | frīgidāriō | frīgidāriīs |
| Vocative | frīgidārium | frīgidāria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “frigidarium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- frigidarium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.