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/, [ˈdɔ.mʊs ɛˈkᶣɛs.trɪs]

Noun

domus equestris f (genitive domūs equestris); fourth declension

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

Inflection

See the declensions of domus, equester.

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