LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

clībanus1

clībanus m (genitive clībanī)
Classical[ˈkliː.ba.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkliː.ba.nus]

Meaning

  1. earthenware or iron vessel for cooking bread
  2. oven; furnace

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclībanusclībanī
genitiveclībanīclībanōrum
dativeclībanōclībanīs
accusativeclībanumclībanōs
ablativeclībanōclībanīs
vocativeclībaneclībanī

clībănus, i, m., = κλίβανος,
I. an earthen or iron vessel for baking bread, broader at the bottom than at the top, Plin. 18, 11, 27, § 105; 20, 9, 39, § 99; cf. Col. 5, 10, 4; id. Arb. 19, 2; Cels. 2, 17; 3, 21 al.—As a utensil of the rich, also of silver, Petr. 35, 6.—
II. Generally, an oven or furnace, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 30; Sulpic. Sev. Dial. 1, 18.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κλῑ́βᾰνος (klī́bănos), alternative form of κρῑ́βᾰνος (krī́bănos).

Descendants
  • Italianclibano
  • Spanishclíbano
proper noun · femininesecond declension
Clibanus2
Clibanus f sg (genitive Clibanī)
Classical[ˈklɪ.ba.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkliː.ba.nus]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA town of Isauria mentioned by Pliny

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeClibanus—
genitiveClibanī—
dativeClibanō—
accusativeClibanum—
ablativeClibanō—
vocativeClibane—
locativeClibanī—

Quick answers

What does clībanus mean in Latin?
clībanus, a noun, means “earthenware or iron vessel for cooking bread; oven; furnace”.
What is the genitive of clībanus?
The genitive singular is clībanī. clībanus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce clībanus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkliː.ba.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkliː.ba.nus].