noun · neutersecond declension
thūribulum
thūribulum n (genitive thūribulī)
Classical[tʰuːˈrɪ.bʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[tuˈriː.bu.lum]
Meaning
- a censer (a vessel to burn incense in)
Num etiam de L. Papinio, viro primario, locupleti honestoque equite Romano, turibulum emisti?
Did you also buy that censer of Lucius Papilius, a man of the high reputation, wealth, and honour, and a Roman knight?70 BCE, Cicero, In Verrem 2.4.46
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | thūribulum | thūribula tūribula |
| genitive | thūribulī tūribulī | thūribulōrum tūribulōrum |
| dative | thūribulō tūribulō | thūribulīs tūribulīs |
| accusative | thūribulum | thūribula tūribula |
| ablative | thūribulō tūribulō | thūribulīs tūribulīs |
| vocative | thūribulum | thūribula tūribula |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(thūribulum) see turibulum.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin thūribulum From thū(ri) + -bulum.
Descendants
- Italianturibulo
- Englishthurible
- Galiciantiraboleiro