LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

bibiō

bibiō m (genitive bibiōnis)
Classical[ˈbɪ.bi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.bi.o]

Meaning

  1. A small insect once believed to have been generated in wine.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebibiōbibiōnēs
genitivebibiōnisbibiōnum
dativebibiōnībibiōnibus
accusativebibiōnembibiōnēs
ablativebibiōnebibiōnibus
vocativebibiōbibiōnēs

bĭbĭo, ōnis, m. id.,
I. a small insect generated in wine, = mustio, Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 16; v. 2. bibo.—
II. = vipio, q. v.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *píph₃eti Proto-Italic *pibō Latin bibō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin bibiō From bibō (“drink”) + -iō.

Descendants
  • Frenchbibion
  • Italianbibione
  • TranslingualBibio

Quick answers

What does bibiō mean in Latin?
bibiō, a noun, means “A small insect once believed to have been generated in wine.”.
What is the genitive of bibiō?
The genitive singular is bibiōnis. bibiō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce bibiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.bi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.bi.o].