noun · femininefirst declension
lūra
lūra f (genitive lūrae)
Meaning
- sack, bag
- figurativelybelly, paunch
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūra | lūrae |
| genitive | lūrae | lūrārum |
| dative | lūrae | lūrīs |
| accusative | lūram | lūrās |
| ablative | lūrā | lūrīs |
| vocative | lūra | lūrae |
lūra (lōra), ae, f. from same root as lorum, q. v., prop.
I. a thong; hence, the mouth of a skin or leathern bag, which was closed by a thong: lura os cullei vel etiam utris: unde lurcones capacis gulae homines et bonorum suorum consumptores, Paul. ex Fest. p. 120.—
II. Transf., a skin, leathern sack, Aus. Perioch. Odyss. 10 (In Lucil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 21, 48, Fischer conjectures furi, v. h. l.).