lupanar

== English == === Etymology === From Latin lupānar, from lupa (“prostitute”, literally “she-wolf”), from lupus (“wolf”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /luːˈpeɪnɑː/ === Noun === lupanar (plural lupanars) (formal, archaic) A brothel. ==== Related terms ==== lupanarian == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lupānar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [lu.pəˈna] IPA(key): (Valencia) [lu.paˈnaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [lu.paˈna] === Noun === lupanar m (plural lupanars) (literary) brothel Synonyms: bordell, prostíbul === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “lupanar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === From Latin lupānar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ly.pa.naʁ/ === Noun === lupanar m (plural lupanars) (dated or literary) brothel === Further reading === “lupanar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Etymology === Apocope of earlier *lupānāre, a neuter relative adjective equivalent to lupa (“a she-wolf” → “prostitute”) +‎ -ānus +‎ -āris (both relative adjective suffixes). See -ar. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫʊˈpaː.naːr], [ɫʊˈpaː.nar] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [luˈpaː.nar] Note: the last vowel shortened around the time of Terence. === Noun === lupānar n (genitive lupānāris); third declension brothel, whore-house Synonym: (Late Latin) prōstibulum ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem). ==== Descendants ==== === References === “lŭpānar”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “lupanar”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “lupanar”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “lupanar”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “lupanar”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lupānar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /luˈpa.nar/ Rhymes: -anar Syllabification: lu‧pa‧nar === Noun === lupanar m inan (archaic) brothel Synonyms: agencja towarzyska, burdel, dom publiczny, zamtuz ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “lupanar”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “lupanar”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lupānārem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === lupanar m (plural lupanares) brothel (house of prostitution) Synonyms: bordel, prostíbulo === Further reading === “lupanar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “lupanar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lupanar, from Latin lupanar. === Noun === lupanar n (plural lupanare) brothel ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin lupānar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lupaˈnaɾ/ [lu.paˈnaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: lu‧pa‧nar === Noun === lupanar m (plural lupanares) brothel Synonyms: burdel, casa de citas, mancebía, prostíbulo, puticlub === Further reading === “lupanar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025