domus equestris

Latin

Etymology

From domus (“house”) + equestris, the feminine of equester (“of a horseman”). The name derives from the fact that these nicer apartments had windows or balconies facing both the street and an interior courtyard, and so straddled the building as a rider does a horse.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mus eˈkʷes.tris/, [ˈd̪ɔmʊs̠ ɛˈkʷɛs̠t̪rɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mus eˈkwes.tris/, [ˈd̪ɔːmus eˈkwɛst̪ris]

Noun

domus equestris f (irregular, variously declined, genitive domūs equestris or domī equestris); fourth declension, second declension

1. an apartment with windows facing both the street and an interior courtyard.

Declension

Fourth/second-declension noun with a third-declension adjective, with locative.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	domus equestris	domūs equestrēs
Genitive	domūs equestris domī equestris	domuum equestrium domōrum equestrium
Dative	domuī equestrī domō equestrī domū equestrī	domibus equestribus
Accusative	domum equestrem	domūs equestrēs domūs equestrīs domōs equestrēs domōs equestrīs
Ablative	domū equestrī domō equestrī	domibus equestribus
Vocative	domus equestris	domūs equestrēs
Locative	domī equestrī	domibus equestribus

Related terms

• domus