LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

barbus

barbus m (genitive barbī)
Classical[ˈbar.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbar.bus]

Meaning

  1. masculinebarbel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebarbusbarbī
genitivebarbībarbōrum
dativebarbōbarbīs
accusativebarbumbarbōs
ablativebarbōbarbīs
vocativebarbebarbī

barbus, i, m. barba,
I. a barbel, a river barbel: Cyprinus barbus, Linn., Aus. Mosell. 94 and 134 (cf. barbatulus mullus, Cic. Par. 5, 2, 38, and barbati mulli, id. Att. 2, 1, 7).

Origins

From barba (“beard”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanbarb
  • Italianbarbo
  • GermanBarbe
  • Frenchbarbeaufrom Late Latin barbulus
  • Englishbarbelfrom Late Latin barbulus
  • Finnishbarbi
  • Swedishbarb
  • Walloonbårbeafrom Late Latin barbulus
  • Dutchbarbeelfrom Late Latin barbulus
West Iberian
  • Portuguesebarbo
  • Spanishbarbo
  • Galicianbarbo

Quick answers

What does barbus mean in Latin?
barbus, a noun, means “barbel”.
What is the genitive of barbus?
The genitive singular is barbī. barbus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce barbus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbar.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbar.bus].