abituro

Borrowed from Medieval Latin habitūrium, derived from Classical Latin habitō (“to reside; to dwell”).

• IPA^(key): /a.biˈtu.ro/
• Rhymes: -uro
• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧tù‧ro

abituro m (plural abituri)

1. (literary) abode, dwelling

   Synonym: dimora

   • c. 13^th century, Ricordano Malespini, “Come Athalan hebbe tre figliuoli, e di Italia per cui fu nominata”, in Historia antica‎, published 1568, pages 2–3:

     degnamente fu chiamato Sichano pero che […] fu quello che prima ando in Sicilia e presela per suo abituro

     He was appropriately named Sicanus, since he was the first one to reach Sicily, and chose it as his abode

2. (literary) hovel

   Synonym: baracca

   • 14^th century, Domenico Cavalca, Vite de’ SS. Padri - Tomo sesto‎, Milan: Giovanni Silvestri, published 1830, page 399:

     uno sacco teneva tutto quello che avevano nella cella e nello loro abituro

     Everything they had in their cell and in their hovel fit inside one sack

• abituro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

abitūrō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of abitūrus