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Cubile
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Cu-bi′le
(k?-b?′l?)
, Noun.
[L., bed.]
The lowest course of stones in a building.
Definition 2024
cubile
cubile
English
Noun
cubile (plural cubiles)
- (obsolete, architecture) The lowest course of stones in a building.
Latin
Etymology
From cubō (“I lie down”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kuˈbiː.le/, [kʊˈbiː.ɫɛ]
Noun
cubīle n (genitive cubīlis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension neuter “pure” i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cubīle | cubīlia |
| genitive | cubīlis | cubīlium |
| dative | cubīlī | cubīlibus |
| accusative | cubīle | cubīlia |
| ablative | cubīlī | cubīlibus |
| vocative | cubīle | cubīlia |
Synonyms
- (bed): lectus
Descendants
- Portuguese: covil
- Spanish: cubil
References
- cubile in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cubile in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- CUBILE in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cubile”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.