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What does in impluvio mean in latin?
Impluvio is the dative or ablative form of impluvium, which remains "impluvium" when translated into English. An impluvium is a square basin built into the floor of the atrium to hold rain water.
The part of a domus with an impluvium?
Atrium.
Translate rainwater pool in latin?
impluvium is the answer
What is impluvian?
The impluvium is the sunken part of an atrium in a Roman house (domus). It was a pool that collected rainwater from an opening in the roof. The collected water was usually stored in a cistern beneath the impluvium.
What was the 'compluvium' in an ancient Roman house?
The compluvium was a hole in the roof over the atrium where the rain fell through, into the impluvium.
What is the Greek word for rainwater?
'Nimbus' means rain. The Greeks and Romans collected rainwater in an 'Impluvium', situated in the main room of the house/villa.
What are some English derivatives of the Latin word 'impluvium'?
The Latin word 'impluvium' refers to an opening in the roof of the atrium of a Roman house or the basin for the rain water below. It's a Latin derivative of the verb 'impluo, impluere', which means 'to rain upon'. The verb 'impluo' in turn is a derivative of the combination of the preposition 'in' and the verb 'pluo' [from 'pluit, pluere', which means 'it rains']. Other Latin derivatives of 'pluo' are 'pluvia' or 'rain'; 'pluvialis' or 'relating to rain'; and 'pluvius' or 'of rain, rain-bringing, rainy'. Tne English derivative pluvial means 'of, relating to or characterized by rain'. Another English derivative, pluviometer, is another word for 'rain gauge'. Still another English derivative, pluvious, means 'of or pertaining to rain'.
What was the house of the faun?
he House of the Faun is one of the largest houses in Pompeii covering 6 acres. It received it name from the beautiful statue of the Faun in the impluvium. See below. A number of important and beautiful mosaics were discovered here which now reside in the National Museum of Naples. The most famous depicts the Battle of Alexander the Great and Darius
What is a roofed courtyard of a Pompeian house called?
A roofed courtyard of a Pompeian house is called an atrium. It typically featured an open roof at the center, called a compluvium, which allowed rainwater to collect in a shallow pool called an impluvium. The atrium served as a central gathering space in the house, connecting other rooms and providing light and ventilation.
What are some nine letter words with 1st letter I and 3rd letter P and 8th letter U?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern I-P----U-. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter I and 3rd letter P and 8th letter U. In alphabetical order, they are: impactful imperious impetuous impluvium
What are some nine letter words with 3rd letter P and 4th letter L and 6th letter V?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 5 words with the pattern --PL-V---. That is, nine letter words with 3rd letter P and 4th letter L and 6th letter V. In alphabetical order, they are: buplevers impluvium replevied replevies replevins
What are some nine letter words with 2nd letter M and 5th letter U and 7th letter I and 9th letter M?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -M--U-I-M. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter M and 5th letter U and 7th letter I and 9th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: impluvium
