cubitum

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈku.bi.tum/, [ˈkʊ.bɪ.tũ]

Etymology 1

Neuter substantive use of the perfect passive participle of cubō (lie down, recline).

Noun

cubitum n (genitive cubitī); second declension

  1. elbow
  2. cubit (measure)
Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cubitum cubita
Genitive cubitī cubitōrum
Dative cubitō cubitīs
Accusative cubitum cubita
Ablative cubitō cubitīs
Vocative cubitum cubita
Alternative forms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Supine of cubō (lie down, recline).

Verb

cubitum

  1. supine of cubō

References

  • cubitum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cubitum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cubitum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to go to bed: cubitum ire
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