figūra
figūra lat. ‘Bildung, Gestalt, Gebilde, Beschaffenheit’
vgl. figō
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fiˈɡuː.ra/, [fɪˈɡuːrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fiˈɡu.ra/, [fiˈɡuːrä]
Noun
figūra f (genitive figūrae); first declension
- shape, form, figure
- (geometry) shape
- (figurative) taunt, quip, jibe
- Figuras causidicorum lenissime tulit.
- He took in stride the pleaders' taunts.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | figūra | figūrae |
| Genitive | figūrae | figūrārum |
| Dative | figūrae | figūrīs |
| Accusative | figūram | figūrās |
| Ablative | figūrā | figūrīs |
| Vocative | figūra | figūrae |