LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cubiculum

cubiculum n (genitive cubiculī)
Classical[kʊˈbɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[kuˈbiː.ku.lum]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. neutersmall bedroom; bedchamber

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pars domūs, in quā dormīmus; ibi lectus stat.
cubiculum -ī n — in Mille Verba, Domus et Familia
conclāve dormiendī
cubiculum -ī (n) — in Epistulae, ch. 8

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Conclave, Cubiculum

Conclave is the most general term for any closed room, and especially a room of state; cubiculum is a particular expression for a dwelling-room. (vi. 75.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecubiculumcubicula
genitivecubiculīcubiculōrum
dativecubiculōcubiculīs
accusativecubiculumcubicula
ablativecubiculōcubiculīs
vocativecubiculumcubicula

cŭbĭcŭlum (cŭbīclum, per sync., Mart. 10, 30, 17 dub.), i, n. cubo,
I. an apartment for reclining or (more freq.) for sleeping (cf. cubo), a resting- or sleepingchamber, a bedchamber.
I. Prop., Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 7; Serv. Galba ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 263; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56; Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 1; Quint. 10, 3, 25; Tac. A. 14, 44; Suet. Caes. 49: Lares cubiculi, Suet. Dom. 17; id. Aug. 7 Roth ex conj. Lips.; v. cubicularius init.—
II. Transf.
A. The elevated seat of the emperor in the theatre, Suet. Ner. 12; Plin. Pan. 51, 4.—*
B. In arch., a joint, groove of a stone, its bed, Vitr. 2, 8; cf. cubile, I. B.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*kubāō
  2. Latincubiculum

Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin -culum Latin cubiculum From cubō (“to lie down”) + -i- + -culum.

Elsewhere
  • Italiancoviglio
  • Italiancubicolo
  • Spanishcobijo
  • Spanishcubículo
  • Catalancubicle
  • Catalancubiculum
  • Englishcubicle
  • Portuguesecubículo
  • Romaniancubiculum
  • Welshciwbiclfrom English cubicle
Proto-Brythonic
  • Welshcuddyglfrom Middle Welsh kuðugyl
  • Welshcufyglfrom Middle Welsh kuðugyl

In English words that came into English from cubiculum

  • cubiclecubiculum
  • cubiculumcubiculum
  • cubecubiculum
  • librocubicularistcubiculāris
  • cubicularcubiculāris

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCubiculumCubiculum usually means a sleeping and dwelling room in a Roman house [DOMUS], but also applied to the pavilion or box in which the Roman emperors wer…

Quick answers

What does cubiculum mean in Latin?
cubiculum, a noun, means “small bedroom; bedchamber”.
What is the genitive of cubiculum?
The genitive singular is cubiculī. cubiculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cubiculum?
In classical Latin, [kʊˈbɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kuˈbiː.ku.lum].
Where does cubiculum come from?
Proto-Italic *kubāō → Latin cubiculum.
Which English words come from cubiculum?
English words that go back to Latin cubiculum include cubicle, cubiculum, cube, librocubicularist and cubicular.