LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cārabus

cārabus m (genitive cārabī)

Meaning

  1. crab, crayfish
  2. kind of ship

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecārabuscārabī
genitivecārabīcārabōrum
dativecārabōcārabīs
accusativecārabumcārabōs
ablativecārabōcārabīs
vocativecārabecārabī

cārăbus, i, m., = κάραβος,
I. a kind of sea-crab, acc. to Beckmann: Cancer cursor, Linn.; Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 97.
cārăbus,
I. a small wicker boat, covered with raw hide, Isid. Orig. 19, 1, 26; cf. Vossius in Caes. B. C. 1, 54 Oud.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos).

Descendants
  • Catalancarofrom Old Catalan càreu
  • Tashelhitaɣrrabu

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCarabusCarabus (κάραβος, καράβιον [Hesych.], Mod. Gr. καράβι, whence caravel and its cognates in other languages), a coracle or boat made of wicker-work and …

Quick answers

What does cārabus mean in Latin?
cārabus, a noun, means “crab, crayfish; kind of ship”.
What is the genitive of cārabus?
The genitive singular is cārabī. cārabus is masculine, second declension.