noun · neutersecond declension
textrīnum
textrīnum n (genitive textrīnī)
Classical[tɛkˈstriː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[tekˈstriː.num]
Meaning
- weaver's shop, place for weaving cloths
- the act of weaving
- the act of knitting
Anna vero uxor eius ibat ad textrinum opus cotidie et de labore manuum suarum victum quem consequi poterat deferebat (Now Anna his wife went daily to weaving work, and she brought home what she could get for their living by the labour of her hands.)
4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 2:19
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | textrīnum | textrīna |
| genitive | textrīnī | textrīnōrum |
| dative | textrīnō | textrīnīs |
| accusative | textrīnum | textrīna |
| ablative | textrīnō | textrīnīs |
| vocative | textrīnum | textrīna |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
textrīnum ī, n
prop. adj. from textor, a weaver's shop, place for weaving cloths : textrinum instituere, weaving .