LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

conciliābulum

conciliābulum n (genitive conciliābulī)
Classical[kɔŋ.kɪ.liˈaː.bʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[kon̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.liˈaː.bu.lum]

Meaning

  1. place of assembly
  2. district administrative center
  3. marketplace

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconciliābulumconciliābula
genitiveconciliābulīconciliābulōrum
dativeconciliābulōconciliābulīs
accusativeconciliābulumconciliābula
ablativeconciliābulōconciliābulīs
vocativeconciliābulumconciliābula

concĭlĭābŭlum, i, n. concilium,
I. a place of assembly, a public place, esp. for public intercourse or traffic; a marketplace, an exchange, a place for courts, etc.: conciliabulum dicitur locus, ubi in conciliam convenitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 38, 3 Müll.; so Liv. 7, 15, 13; 25, 5, 6; 34, 1, 6, and 34, 56, 2; 39, 14, 7; 40, 37, 3; 43, 14, 10; Tac. A. 3, 40: martyrum, where their memory is solemnly celebrated, Hier. Ep. 60, 12: spectaculorum, places for public exhibitions, as the theatre, circus, etc., Tert. Spect. 8: damni, in comic lang., for a brothel, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 38; and, in the same sense, conciliabulum alone, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 47.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin conciliābulum From concili(ā) (“to unite; to bring together”) + -bulum.

Descendants
  • Englishconciliabule
  • Frenchconciliabule
  • Italianconciliabolo
  • Portugueseconciliábulo
  • Romanianconciliabul
  • Spanishconciliábulo

In English words that came into English from conciliābulum

  • conciliabuleconciliābulum
  • conciliableconciliābulum

Quick answers

What does conciliābulum mean in Latin?
conciliābulum, a noun, means “place of assembly; district administrative center; marketplace”.
What is the genitive of conciliābulum?
The genitive singular is conciliābulī. conciliābulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce conciliābulum?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋ.kɪ.liˈaː.bʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.liˈaː.bu.lum].