LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

umbrāculum

umbrāculum n (genitive umbrāculī)
Classical[ʊmˈbraː.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[umˈbraː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. shade, shelter
  2. parasol, umbrella
  3. bower, arbour (shady retreat)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeumbrāculumumbrācula
genitiveumbrāculīumbrāculōrum
dativeumbrāculōumbrāculīs
accusativeumbrāculumumbrācula
ablativeumbrāculōumbrāculīs
vocativeumbrāculumumbrācula

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

desudare in scholae umbra or umbraculis
to exert oneself in the schools.

umbrācŭlum, i, n. umbra (
I. any thing that furnishes shade).
I. Lit., a shady place, bower, arbor, Varr. R. R. 1, 51, 2; Cic. Fragm. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4; Verg. E. 9, 42.—
B. Transf., a school: in solem et pulverem, ut e Theophrasti doctissimi hominis umbraculis, Cic. Brut. 9, 37: ex umbraculis eruditorum in solem atque in pulverem, id. Leg. 3, 6, 14.—
II. A sunshade, parasol, umbrella, Ov. F. 2, 311; id. A. A. 2, 209; Mart. 14, 28, 1; Tib. 2, 5, 97; Amm. 28, 4; App. Mag. p. 315, 16.

Origins

From umbra (“shadow”) or the derived verb umbrō (“to shade, shadow”) + -culum.

Descendants
  • Catalanumbracle
  • Englishumbraculum
  • TranslingualUmbraculum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesUmbraculumUmbraculum, UMBELLA (σκιάδειον, σκιαδίσκη). Umbrellas and fans are shown on both Assyrian and Egyptian monuments before the 7th century B.C., and it m…

Quick answers

What does umbrāculum mean in Latin?
umbrāculum, a noun, means “shade, shelter; parasol, umbrella; bower, arbour (shady retreat)”.
What is the genitive of umbrāculum?
The genitive singular is umbrāculī. umbrāculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce umbrāculum?
In classical Latin, [ʊmˈbraː.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [umˈbraː.ku.lum].