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

1. (anatomy) limb of the body; member.
2. (euphemistic) the penis (membrum virīle)
3. a portion, division
4. apartment, room in a house
5. member of the state
6. (Late Latin, Christianity) member of the Body of Christ, member of the church
7. (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