LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

lazulum

lazulum n (genitive lazulī)
Classical[ˈɫaz.zʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlad.d͡zu.lum]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneuterheaven, sky

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelazulumlazula
genitivelazulīlazulōrum
dativelazulōlazulīs
accusativelazulumlazula
ablativelazulōlazulīs
vocativelazulumlazula

Origins

Borrowed from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward), from Classical Persian لَاجَوَرْد (lājaward), from Classical Persian لاژورد (lâžvard).

Descendants
  • Englishlapis lazuli
  • Italianazzurro
  • GermanLazurfrom Middle High German lāsūr
  • Frenchazurfrom Old French azur
  • Englishazurefrom Old French azur
  • Portugueseazurfrom Old French azur
  • Spanishazurfrom Old French azur
  • Portugueseazulfrom Old Galician-Portuguese azur
  • Spanishazulfrom Old Spanish azur
  • Dalmatianazul

Quick answers

What does lazulum mean in Latin?
lazulum, a noun, means “heaven, sky”.
What is the genitive of lazulum?
The genitive singular is lazulī. lazulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce lazulum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫaz.zʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlad.d͡zu.lum].