LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

asbestos

asbestos m (genitive asbestī)
Classical[asˈbɛs.tɔs]Ecclesiastical[azˈbɛs.tos]

Meaning

  1. masculinea particular type of iron-gray stone found in Arcadia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeasbestosasbestī
asbestoe
genitiveasbestīasbestōrum
dativeasbestōasbestīs
accusativeasbestonasbestōs
ablativeasbestōasbestīs
vocativeasbesteasbestī
asbestoe

asbestŏs, i, m. (sc. lapis), = ἄσβεστος (incombustible),
I. a stone of an iron-gray color, found in Arcadia, differing from the common asbestos, perh. amiantus, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 146.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greek ἀ-(a-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)gʷes-der.?
  6. Ancient Greek σβέννῡμῐ(sbénnūmĭ)
  7. Ancient Greek σβεστός(sbestós)
  8. Latinasbestos

Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos)bor. Latin asbestos Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos).

Descendants
  • Catalanasbest
  • Frenchasbestefrom Old French abestos
  • GermanAsbestfrom Old French abestos
  • Englishasbestosfrom Old French abestos
  • Portugueseasbesto
  • Spanishasbesto
  • Danishasbestfrom Old French abestos
  • Dutchasbestfrom Old French abestos
  • Estonianasbestfrom Old French abestos
  • Russianасбе́стfrom Old French abestos

Quick answers

What does asbestos mean in Latin?
asbestos, a noun, means “a particular type of iron-gray stone found in Arcadia”.
What is the genitive of asbestos?
The genitive singular is asbestī. asbestos is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce asbestos?
In classical Latin, [asˈbɛs.tɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [azˈbɛs.tos].
Where does asbestos come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Hellenic *ə- → Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) → Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes-der.? → Ancient Greek σβέννῡμῐ (sbénnūmĭ) → Ancient Greek σβεστός (sbestós) → Latin asbestos.