labarum

English

Etymology

From Latin labarum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlæbəɹəm/

Noun

labarum (plural labara)

  1. The Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧.
    • 1658: Nor shall we urge the labarum, and famous Standard of Constantine, or make further use thereof, than as the first Letters in the Name of our Saviour Christ — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).[1] See also Latin labium and lambō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.ba.rum/, [ˈɫa.ba.rũ]

Noun

labarum n (genitive labarī); second declension

  1. (military) labarum

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative labarum labara
Genitive labarī labarōrum
Dative labarō labarīs
Accusative labarum labara
Ablative labarō labarīs
Vocative labarum labara

References
  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “labarum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 737
  • labarum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • labarum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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