cumera

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Compare Latin camara (“chamber”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈku.me.ra/, [ˈkʊ.mɛ.ra]

Noun

cumera f (genitive cumerae); first declension

  1. A chest, box or basket to keep grain in

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cumera cumerae
Genitive cumerae cumerārum
Dative cumerae cumerīs
Accusative cumeram cumerās
Ablative cumerā cumerīs
Vocative cumera cumerae

References
  • cumera in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cumera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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