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noun · neutersecond declension

hībernāculum

hībernāculum n (genitive hībernāculī)
Classical[hiː.bɛrˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[i.berˈnaː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. winter quarters; a winter residence
  2. in pluralwinter encampment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehībernāculumhībernācula
genitivehībernāculīhībernāculōrum
dativehībernāculōhībernāculīs
accusativehībernāculumhībernācula
ablativehībernāculōhībernāculīs
vocativehībernāculumhībernācula

hībernācŭlum, i, n. hiberno,
I. a winter residence, winter apartment.
I. In gen., Vitr. 1, 2, 4; 7, 4, 4; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 7.—
II. In partic., in milit. lang., hī-bernācŭla, ōrum, n., tents for winterquarters, an encampment for winter, winter tents (opp. hiberna, winter-quarters in gen.): hibernacula Carthaginiensium lignea ferme tota erant, Liv. 30, 3, 8: hibernacula etiam, res nova militi Romano, aedificari coepta, id. 5, 2, 1 Weissenb. ad loc.; 22, 32, 1; Tac. A. 2, 23; 14, 38; Nep. Eum. 8, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-der. Latin hībernus Latin hībernō Latin -culum Latin hībernāculum From hībernō (“spend the winter”) + -culum.

Descendants
  • Catalanhivernacle
  • Englishhibernacle
  • Englishhibernaculum
  • Frenchhivernail

In English words that came into English from hībernāculum

  • hibernaclehībernācula
  • hibernaculumhībernāculum

Quick answers

What does hībernāculum mean in Latin?
hībernāculum, a noun, means “winter quarters; a winter residence; winter encampment”.
What is the genitive of hībernāculum?
The genitive singular is hībernāculī. hībernāculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce hībernāculum?
In classical Latin, [hiː.bɛrˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.berˈnaː.ku.lum].