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English
Etymology
From Latin labarum.
Pronunciation
Noun
labarum (plural labara)
- The Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧.
- 1658: Nor shall we urge the labarum, and famous Standard of Constantine, or make further use thereof, than as the first Letters in the Name of our Saviour Christ — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)
French
Noun
labarum m (plural labarums)
- labarum
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).[1] See also Latin labium, lambō, labrusca, laburnum.
Pronunciation
Noun
labarum n (genitive labarī); second declension
- labarum
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Descendants
References
- “labarum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labarum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin labarum.
Noun
labarum n (uncountable)
- labarum
Declension
declension of labarum (singular only)
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singular
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n gender
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(un) labarum
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labarumul
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genitive/dative
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(unui) labarum
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labarumului
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vocative
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labarumule
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References
- labarum in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN