noun · femininefirst declension
lapicīdīnae
lapicīdīnae f pl (genitive lapicīdīnārum)
Classical[ɫa.pɪ.kiːˈdiː.nae̯]Ecclesiastical[la.pi.t͡ʃiˈdiː.ne]
Meaning
- stone quarries
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | lapicīdīnae |
| genitive | — | lapicīdīnārum |
| dative | — | lapicīdīnīs |
| accusative | — | lapicīdīnās |
| ablative | — | lapicīdīnīs |
| vocative | — | lapicīdīnae |
lăpĭcīdīnae (†
I.
LAPICAEDINAE, Inscr. Orell. 1243.—Collat. form lapidicinae; v. infra), ārum, f. id., stone-quarries (class.): in lapicidinas facite deductus siet, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 78; 5, 1, 24: in Chiorum lapidicinis, Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 55: lapidicinae ubi exciduntur lapides, Paul. ex Fest. p. 118 Müll. N. cr.; Vulg. 2 Par. 34, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lapicīdīnae ārum, f
lapicida, stone-quarries .
Origins
From lapicīda (“quarryman”) + -īna (workplace-forming suffix).