LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

tabernāculum

tabernāculum n (genitive tabernāculī)
Classical[ta.bɛrˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ta.berˈnaː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. A tent.
  2. A tabernacle.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetabernāculumtabernācula
genitivetabernāculītabernāculōrum
dativetabernāculōtabernāculīs
accusativetabernāculumtabernācula
ablativetabernāculōtabernāculīs
vocativetabernāculumtabernācula

tăbernācŭlum, i, n. taberna,
I. a tent (syn. tentorium): tabernacula dicuntur a similitudine tabernarum, quae ipsae, quod ex tabulis olim fiebant, dictae sunt, non, ut quidam putant, quod tabulis cludantur, Fest. p. 356 Müll.; cf.: unde (sc. a tabernis) et tabernacula sunt dicta, licet ex tentoriis pellibus fiant, id. s. v. contubernales, p. 38 ib.
I. In gen.: tabernaculo in litore posito, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 87: in ipso aditu portus tabernacula carbaseis intenta velis collocabat, id. ib. 2, 5, 12, § 30: collocassem mihi in campo Martio, id. Pis. 25 61: militare, id. Brut. 9, 37: Caesar eo die tabernacula statui passus non est, Caes. B. C. 1, 81; Nep. Eum. 7, 1: tabernaculis stantibus castra reliquerunt, Liv. 22, 42, 2: tabernaculis detensis, Caes. B. C. 3, 85; Liv. 41, 3, 1: militare, Cic. Brut. 9, 37: regium, Liv. 24, 40, 11: regis, Curt. 3, 3, 8; 7, 10, 14: ducis, Tac. A. 1, 29: qui in unā philosophiā quasi tabernaculum vitae suae collocarunt, as it were, have pitched their tent, settled down, Cic. de Or. 3, 20, 77. —
II. In partic., in relig. lang.: tabernaculum capere, to choose a place for a tent without the city, wherein to observe the auspices previous to holding the comitia: tabernaculum recte captum, in the proper manner, with due ceremonies, Cic. Div. 2, 35, 75; cf.: parum recte tabernaculum capere, Liv. 4, 7, 3: cum tabernaculum vitio cepisset imprudens, improperly, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33: tabernaculum vitio captum, id. N. D. 2, 4, 11; Val. Max. 1, 1, 3.—
III. The Jewish tabernacle, Vulg. Num. 7, 1 et saep.

Origins

From taberna (“hut, cabin”) + -culum; in Biblical use, translating the Septuagint word σκηνή (skēnḗ, “tent”).

Descendants
  • Catalantabernacle
  • Italiantabernacolo
  • Frenchtabernaclefrom Old French tabernacle
  • Englishtabernaclefrom Old French tabernacle
  • GermanTabernakelfrom Old French tabernacle
  • Portuguesetabernáculo
  • Romaniantabernacul
  • Spanishtabernáculo
  • Basquetabernakulu
  • Idotabernaklofrom Esperanto tabernaklo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesTabernaculumTabernaculum, TENTORIUM (κλισίη, σκηνή), a tent. The former of these words was no doubt originally applied to a shed or hut of boards (cf. Fest. s. v.…

Quick answers

What does tabernāculum mean in Latin?
tabernāculum, a noun, means “A tent.; A tabernacle.”.
What is the genitive of tabernāculum?
The genitive singular is tabernāculī. tabernāculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tabernāculum?
In classical Latin, [ta.bɛrˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ta.berˈnaː.ku.lum].