membrum
membrum
From Proto-Italic *memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms, *mēms-rom (“flesh”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛm.brũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛm.brum]
Noun
membrum n (genitive membrī); second declension
- (anatomy) limb of the body; member.
- (euphemistic) the penis (membrum virīle)
- a portion, division
- apartment, room in a house
- member of the state
- (Late Latin, Christianity) member of the Body of Christ, member of the church
- (grammar) clause of a sentence
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | membrum | membra |
| genitive | membrī | membrōrum |
| dative | membrō | membrīs |
| accusative | membrum | membra |
| ablative | membrō | membrīs |
| vocative | membrum | membra |