LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

albūgō

albūgō f (genitive albūginis)
Classical[aɫˈbuː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[alˈbuː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. albugo, leucoma, a disease of the eye

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealbūgōalbūginēs
genitivealbūginisalbūginum
dativealbūginīalbūginibus
accusativealbūginemalbūginēs
ablativealbūginealbūginibus
vocativealbūgōalbūginēs

albūgo, ĭnis, f. albus (perh. only in Pliny).
I. A white spot, a disease of the eye; film, albugo, Plin. 32, 7, 24, § 70: oculorum albugines, id. 24, 5, 11, § 19: pupillarum, id. 29, 6, 38, § 117: habere in oculo, Vulg. Lev. 21, 20.—*
II. In the plur., scurf upon the head, Plin. 26, 15, 90, § 160.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
  2. Proto-Italic*alβos
  3. Latinalbūgō

Latin -ūgō Latin albūgō From albus (“white”) + -ūgō.

Descendants
  • Englishalbugo
  • Catalanalbugínia
  • Spanishalbúgine

Quick answers

What does albūgō mean in Latin?
albūgō, a noun, means “albugo, leucoma, a disease of the eye”.
What is the genitive of albūgō?
The genitive singular is albūginis. albūgō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce albūgō?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈbuː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈbuː.ɡo].
Where does albūgō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *albʰós → Proto-Italic *alβos → Latin albūgō.