LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pollūbrum

pollūbrum n (genitive pollūbrī)
Classical[pɔlˈluː.brũː]Ecclesiastical[polˈluː.brum]

Meaning

  1. A washbasin, a laver

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepollūbrumpollūbra
genitivepollūbrīpollūbrōrum
dativepollūbrōpollūbrīs
accusativepollūbrumpollūbra
ablativepollūbrōpollūbrīs
vocativepollūbrumpollūbra

pollūbrum (pōlūbr-), i, n. polluo,
I. a wash-basin, laver: polubrum pelluvium vas, quod nos pelvem vocamus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 247 Müll.: polubrum quod Graeci χέρνιβα, nos trulleum vocamus. Livius: argenteo polubro (acc. to Hom. Od. 1, 136); Fabius Pictor, lib. xvi.: polubrum sinistrā manu teneto, Non. 544, 22 sq.

Origins

From polluō (“to pollute”) + -brum.

Quick answers

What does pollūbrum mean in Latin?
pollūbrum, a noun, means “A washbasin, a laver”.
What is the genitive of pollūbrum?
The genitive singular is pollūbrī. pollūbrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pollūbrum?
In classical Latin, [pɔlˈluː.brũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [polˈluː.brum].