LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

lavācrum

lavācrum n (genitive lavācrī)
Classical[ɫaˈwaː.krũː]Ecclesiastical[laˈvaː.krum]

Meaning

  1. bath (to have, to take a ⁓)
  2. bath (bathroom)
  3. toilet (sense 1), one's daily ablutions
  4. baptism

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelavācrumlavācra
genitivelavācrīlavācrōrum
dativelavācrōlavācrīs
accusativelavācrumlavācra
ablativelavācrōlavācrīs
vocativelavācrumlavācra

lăvācrum (lăvăcrum, Ven. Carm. 5, 5, 96), i, n. lavo,
I. a bath (post-class.), Gell. 1, 2, 2: lavacra pro sexibus separavit, Spart. Hadr. 18: lavacra in modum provinciarum exstructa, Amm. 16, 10, 14; Tert. Cor. 3: ferventia, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 11, 134: Vulg. Tit. 3, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin -crum Latin lavācrum From lavō + -crum.

Descendants
  • Italianlavacro
  • Portugueselavacro
  • Spanishlavacro

Quick answers

What does lavācrum mean in Latin?
lavācrum, a noun, means “bath (to have, to take a ⁓); bath (bathroom); toilet (sense 1), one's daily ablutions”.
What is the genitive of lavācrum?
The genitive singular is lavācrī. lavācrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce lavācrum?
In classical Latin, [ɫaˈwaː.krũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈvaː.krum].