LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

labarum

labarum n (genitive labarī)
Classical[ˈɫa.ba.rũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.ba.rum]

Meaning

  1. neuterlabarum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelabarumlabara
genitivelabarīlabarōrum
dativelabarōlabarīs
accusativelabarumlabara
ablativelabarōlabarīs
vocativelabarumlabara

lăbărum, i, n., = λαβαρόν,
I. the labarum, a Roman military standard of the later times, richly ornamented with gold and precious stones, and bearing the effigy of the general. Constantine the Great placed upon it a crown, a cross, and the initial letters of the name Jesus Christus, and made it the imperial standard, Prud. ap. Symm. 1, 487; Tert. Apol. 16.

Origins

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”). See also Latin labium, lambō, labrusca, laburnum.

Descendants
  • Catalanlàbarum
  • Englishlabarum
  • Spanishlábaro
  • Greekλάβαροfrom Ancient Greek λάβαρον

Quick answers

What does labarum mean in Latin?
labarum, a noun, means “labarum”.
What is the genitive of labarum?
The genitive singular is labarī. labarum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce labarum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫa.ba.rũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.ba.rum].