English → Latin
“dormitory” in Latin
The English word dormitory itself goes back to Latin dormiō, through dormītōrium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dormitory
cubiculum (Cic.): cubiculum grande (Plin., Ep., 2, 17, 10): cubiculum dormitorium or dormitorium only (Plin.): cubiculum noctis et somni (Plin., Ep., 2, 17, 22): dormitorium membium (Plin. Ep., 2, 17, 9). The sitting rooms and dormitories, cubicula diurna nocturnaque (Plin., Ep., 1, 3, 1).
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Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dormitory?
- The usual Latin words for “dormitory” are cubiculum, dormītōrium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.