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subligaculum

subligaculum

English

Noun

subligaculum (plural subligacula)

  1. A kind of underwear worn in Ancient Rome.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From subligō (tie below)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /su.bliˈɡaː.ku.lum/, [sʊ.blɪˈɡaː.kʊ.ɫũ]

Noun

subligāculum n (genitive subligāculī); second declension

  1. waistband, apron
  2. loincloth
  3. kilt

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative subligāculum subligācula
genitive subligāculī subligāculōrum
dative subligāculō subligāculīs
accusative subligāculum subligācula
ablative subligāculō subligāculīs
vocative subligāculum subligācula

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