noun · masculinesecond declension
belbus
belbus m (genitive belbī)
Meaning
- Late Latinmasculinehyena
… belbi, id est yaenae, decem, …
Gordiani Tres Iuli Capitolini [the three Gordiani by Julius Capitolinus], cap. 33, num. 1; in: Scriptores Historiae Augustae recensvit Hermannus Peter volumen alterum, Lipsia, 1865, page 51
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | belbus | belbī |
| genitive | belbī | belbōrum |
| dative | belbō | belbīs |
| accusative | belbum | belbōs |
| ablative | belbō | belbīs |
| vocative | belbe | belbī |
belbus, i, m., = hyaena, Capitol. Gord. III. 33, 1.
Origins
Probably related to bēlua (“beast”), written belva, belba in Late Latin.