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

1. shape, form, figure
2. (geometry) shape
3. (figurative) taunt, quip, jibe

   Figuras causidicorum lenissime tulit.

1. 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