delubro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlūbrum (“shrine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deˈlu.bro/, (proscribed) /ˈdɛ.lu.bro/
  • Rhymes: -ubro, (proscribed) -ɛlubro
  • Hyphenation: de‧lù‧bro, (proscribed) dè‧lu‧bro

Noun

delubro m (plural delubri)

  1. (literary) temple, shrine
    Synonym: tempio
    • early 14th century, Dante, “Canto VI”, in Paradiso, lines 79–81:
      Con costui corse infino al lito rubro;
      con costui puose il mondo in tanta pace,
      che fu serrato a Giano il suo delubro.
      With him it ran even to the Red Sea shore; with him it placed the world in so great peace, that unto Janus was his temple closed.

Further reading
  • delubro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

dēlūbrō n

  1. dative/ablative singular of dēlūbrum
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