labarum

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin labarum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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labarum (plural labara)

  1. 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

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Noun

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labarum m (plural labarums)

  1. labarum

Further reading

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Latin

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Etymology

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Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (to hang loosely).[1] See also Latin labium, lambō, labrusca, laburnum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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labarum n (genitive labarī); second declension

  1. labarum

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative labarum labara
genitive labarī labarōrum
dative labarō labarīs
accusative labarum labara
ablative labarō labarīs
vocative labarum labara

Descendants

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  • Catalan: làbarum
  • English: labarum
  • Ancient Greek: λάβαρον (lábaron)

References

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  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “labarum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 737
  • 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin labarum.

Noun

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labarum n (uncountable)

  1. labarum

Declension

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References

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  • labarum in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN