LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sculptūra

sculptūra f (genitive sculptūrae)
Classical[skʊɫpˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[skulpˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. the act of cutting out or carving
  2. a sculpture, a figure carved or cut out

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesculptūrasculptūrae
genitivesculptūraesculptūrārum
dativesculptūraesculptūrīs
accusativesculptūramsculptūrās
ablativesculptūrāsculptūrīs
vocativesculptūrasculptūrae

sculptūra, ae, f. id.,
I. a cutting out, carving in relief, sculpture: anulus, cujus gemmae sculptura erat Proserpinae raptus, Suet. Ner. 46: anulus ejusdem sculpturae, Just. 15, 4, 5; Quint. 2, 21, 9.—
2. Concr., esp. in plur., marbles, works of plastic art, Plin. 16, 40, 77, § 209 (Jahn, scalptura); Vitr. 2, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin sculptūra From sculpō (“carve”) + -tūra.

Descendants
  • Catalanescultura
  • Englishsculpture
  • Frenchsculpture
  • Italianscultura
  • Portugueseescultura
  • Romaniansculptură
  • Spanishescultura
  • Corsicanscultura
  • Dutchsculptuur
  • Galicianescultura

In English words that came into English from sculptūra

  • sculpturesculptūra

Quick answers

What does sculptūra mean in Latin?
sculptūra, a noun, means “the act of cutting out or carving; a sculpture, a figure carved or cut out”.
What is the genitive of sculptūra?
The genitive singular is sculptūrae. sculptūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sculptūra?
In classical Latin, [skʊɫpˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skulpˈtuː.ra].