LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

stabulum1

stabulum n (genitive stabulī)
Classical[ˈsta.bʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈstaː.bu.lum]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. neuterdwelling, habitation
  2. neuterstall, stable
  3. neuterhut
  4. neutertavern, public house, hostelry
  5. neuterbrothel

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

domus animālium: ibi bovēs et equī nocte stant.
stabulum -ī n — in Mille Verba, Rūs et Agrīcultūra

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestabulumstabula
genitivestabulīstabulōrum
dativestabulōstabulīs
accusativestabulumstabula
ablativestabulōstabulīs
vocativestabulumstabula

stăbŭlum, i, n. sto,
I. a standing-place, abode, habitation, dwelling.
I. In gen. (very rare; perh. only in the foll. passages): stabile stabulum, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 56; cf.: nusquam stabulum est confidentiae, id. Most. 2, 1, 3: DOMESTICORVM ET STABVLI SACRI, Inscr. Orell. 1134.—
II. A stoppingplace or abode for animals or persons of the lower class (freq. and class.).
A. For animals, a stall, stable, enclosure of any kind (cf. praesepe): ovium, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 19: pecudum, boum, etc., Col. 1, 6, 4; 6, 23, 2; Verg. G. 3, 295; 3, 302; Hor. C. 1, 4, 3 al.; cf.: pastorum stabula, Cic. Sest. 5, 12: avium cohortalium, Col. 8, 1, 3: pavonum, i. e. an aviary, id. 8, 11, 3: piscium, i. e. a fishpond, id. 8, 17 7: apium, i. e. a beehive, Verg. G. 4, 14; 4, 191; Col. 9, 6, 4: stabula ferarum, lairs, haunts, Verg. A. 6, 179; cf. id. ib. 10, 723: a stabulis tauros avertit, pasture, id. ib. 8, 207; 8, 213.—
2. Poet., transf., herds, flocks, droves, etc.: stabuli nutritor Iberi, i. e. Spanish sheep, Mart. 8, 28, 5: mansueta, Grat. Cyn. 154.—
B. Of humble houses.
1. A dwelling like a stable, cottage, hut: pastorum, Cic. Sest. 5, 12: ardua tecta stabuli, Verg. A. 7, 512; Liv. 1, 4, 7; Just. 1, 4, 11.—
2. Esp., a public-house, pothouse, tavern, hostelry, etc.: cauponam vel stabulum exercere, Dig. 4, 9, 1; Petr. 6, 3; 8, 2; 16, 4; 79, 5; 97, 1; Plin. Ep. 6, 19, 4; Mart. 6, 94, 3; App. M. 1, p. 104, 9; Spart. Sev. 1 al.—Such pothouses were also the usual abode of prostitutes, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 56.—Hence,
3. Stabulum = lupanar, a brothel, house of ill - fame: pro cubiculis stabula, Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 69.—
4. As a term of abuse: stabulum flagitii, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 31: nequitiae, id. Cas. 2, 1, 13: servitritium, id. Pers. 3, 3, 13.—On account of his intercourse with king Nicomedes, the nickname of stabulum Nicomedis was given to Cæsar, acc. to Suet. Caes. 49.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *staðlom, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- with the instrumental suffix *-dʰlom. By surface analysis, st(ā) + -bulum.

Borrowings
  • Italianstabulo
  • Italianstabula
  • Portugueseestábulo
  • Alemannic GermanStafel
  • Koine Greekστάβλον
  • Koine Greekστάβλος
  • Koine Greekσταῦλον
  • Koine Greekσταῦλος
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanestable
  • Catalanestabla
  • Occitanestable
  • Franco-Provençalètrâbllo
  • Franco-Provençalètrâblle
  • Franco-Provençalètrâblla
  • Old Frenchestable
  • Gasconestablafrom Occitan estable
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianstaul
  • Romanianstaur
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseestrabofrom Old Galician-Portuguese estabro
  • Spanishestablofrom Old Spanish establo
  • Asturianestablu
  • Galicianestrabofrom Old Galician-Portuguese estabro
Italo-Romance
  • Italianstabbio
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianstabli
  • Romanshstevel
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianstabi
  • Emilianstambi
  • Ligurianstagio
  • Lombardstabi
  • Lombardstablo
  • Piedmontesestabi
  • Piedmontesestagg
Elsewhere
  • Welshystafellfrom Vulgar Latin *stabellum
  • Welshstafellfrom Vulgar Latin *stabellum
  • Cornishstevelfrom Vulgar Latin *stabellum
proper noun · neutersecond declension
Stabulum2
Stabulum n sg (genitive Stabulī)
Classical[ˈsta.bʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈstaː.bu.lum]

Meaning

  1. neutersingulara town in Mysia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeStabulum—
genitiveStabulī—
dativeStabulō—
accusativeStabulum—
ablativeStabulō—
vocativeStabulum—
locativeStabulī—

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyStabulumStabulum, AD, in Gallia, is placed by the Antonine Itin. between Salsulae (Salses) and Summus Pyrenaeus, or the pass of the Pyrenees at Bellegarde. It…

Quick answers

What does stabulum mean in Latin?
stabulum, a noun, means “dwelling, habitation; stall, stable; hut”.
What is the genitive of stabulum?
The genitive singular is stabulī. stabulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce stabulum?
In classical Latin, [ˈsta.bʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstaː.bu.lum].