LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

dolābra

dolābra f (genitive dolābrae)
Classical[dɔˈɫaː.bra]Ecclesiastical[doˈlaː.bra]

Meaning

  1. pickaxe

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedolābra
dolābella		dolābrae
dolābellae
genitivedolābrae
dolābellae		dolābrārum
dolābellārum
dativedolābrae
dolābellae		dolābrīs
dolābellīs
accusativedolābram
dolābellam		dolābrās
dolābellās
ablativedolābrā
dolābellā		dolābrīs
dolābellīs
vocativedolābra
dolābella		dolābrae
dolābellae

dŏlābra, ae, f. dolo,
I. a mattock, pickaxe, as a milit. implement, Liv. 9, 37; 21, 11; Tac. H. 3, 20; 27; Curt. 8, 4; 9, 5; Juv. 8, 248; an agricultural implement, Col. Arb. 10, 2; Pall. Jan. 3, 3; id. Febr. 21, 2; a butcher's implement, Dig. 33, 7, 18; cf. Fest. s. v. SCENA, p. 318, 18 Müll.

Origins

From dol(ā) (“to hew”) + -bra.

Descendants
  • Englishdolabra
  • Italiandolabra
  • Ancient Greekδηλάβρα
  • Georgianდალაბრა
  • Greekδολάβρα
  • Old Armenianդալապր
  • TranslingualDolabritor

In English words that came into English from dolābra

  • dolabriformdolābra
  • dolabradolābra

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDolabraDolabra dim. DOLABELLA, a tool consisting of a long handle and a double head, which terminated on one side in a sharp blade, the edge of which ran par…

Quick answers

What does dolābra mean in Latin?
dolābra, a noun, means “pickaxe”.
What is the genitive of dolābra?
The genitive singular is dolābrae. dolābra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dolābra?
In classical Latin, [dɔˈɫaː.bra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [doˈlaː.bra].