LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

accubitus

accubitus m (genitive accubitūs)
Classical[akˈkʊ.bɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[akˈkuː.bi.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinethe act of reclining at table

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaccubitusaccubitūs
genitiveaccubitūsaccubituum
dativeaccubituīaccubitibus
accusativeaccubitumaccubitūs
ablativeaccubitūaccubitibus
vocativeaccubitusaccubitūs

accŭbĭtus, ūs, m., = accubitio.
I. A reclining at table, Stat. Ach. 1, 110 (quoted by Prisc. 863 P.); id. Theb. 1, 714; and perh. also Varr. ap. Isid. Orig. 20, 11, 19.—
II. Per meton., a couch, Vulg. Cant. 1, 11; a place on a couch, ib. Luc. 14, 7.

Origins

From accumbō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Portugueseacúbito

Quick answers

What does accubitus mean in Latin?
accubitus, a noun, means “the act of reclining at table”.
What is the genitive of accubitus?
The genitive singular is accubitūs. accubitus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce accubitus?
In classical Latin, [akˈkʊ.bɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [akˈkuː.bi.tus].