LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lātrīna

lātrīna f (genitive lātrīnae)
Classical[ɫaːˈtriː.na]Ecclesiastical[laˈtriː.na]

Meaning

  1. bath
  2. lavatory, water closet, toilet, privy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelātrīnalātrīnae
genitivelātrīnaelātrīnārum
dativelātrīnaelātrīnīs
accusativelātrīnamlātrīnās
ablativelātrīnālātrīnīs
vocativelātrīnalātrīnae

lātrīna, ae (collat. forms lăvātrīna, f., and lātrīnum, i, n., Lucil. and Laber. ap. Non. 212, 10 sq.; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, p. 393), f. contr. from lavatrina, Varr. L. L. 5, § 118 Müll.; 9, § 68 ib..
I. A bath: qui in latrina languet, Lucil. ap. Non. 212, 9.—
II. A water-closet, privy, Laber. ap. Non. 212, 10; Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 24; Suet. Tib. 58; Col. poët. 10, 85.—Form lavatrina, Varr. L. L. 5, § 118 Müll.—
B. A brothel: latrinarum antistes, Tert. Pall. 4.

Origins

Syncopic form of lavātrīna (“place to bathe”), compare lavābrum~lābrum. Equivalent to lavō (“wash, bathe”) + -tor (“-er”) + -īna (“-y”) (forming nouns describing places). Compare tōnstrīna (“barbershop”).

Descendants
  • Catalanlatrina
  • Englishlatrine
  • Frenchlatrines
  • GermanLatrine
  • Italianlatrina
  • Portugueselatrina
  • Romanianlatrină
  • Spanishlatrina
  • Spanishletrina
  • Czechlatrína

Quick answers

What does lātrīna mean in Latin?
lātrīna, a noun, means “bath; lavatory, water closet, toilet, privy”.
What is the genitive of lātrīna?
The genitive singular is lātrīnae. lātrīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce lātrīna?
In classical Latin, [ɫaːˈtriː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈtriː.na].