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gubernaculum.

helm, rudder, steering oar of ship; helm of "ship of state"; government;

12 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɡʊ.bɛrˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ɡu.berˈnaː.ku.lum]
  1. the steering-oar, helm, rudder

    declension-2
    nāvis cum mālō, vēlīs et gubernāculō
  2. management

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō)bor. Latin gubernō Latin -culum Latin gubernāculum From gubernō (“to steer”) + -culum (suffix forming instrument nouns).

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