English

Noun

barathrum ‎(plural barathrums)

1. A pit, especially one at Athens into which criminals were thrown.
2. The abyss, ****.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάραθρον ‎(bárathron).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ra.tʰrum/, [ˈba.ra.tʰrũ]

Noun

barathrum n ‎(genitive barathrī); second declension

1. chasm, pit
2. abyss, the lower world, ****
3. (by humorous extension) maw, belly

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

• Albanian: ballandër
• Italian: baratro
• Spanish: báratro

References

• barathrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• barathrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “barathrum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.