LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

collybus

collybus m (genitive collybī)
Classical[ˈkɔl.ly.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔl.li.bus]

Meaning

  1. masculineexchange (of currencies)
  2. masculinerate of exchange; premium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecollybuscollybī
genitivecollybīcollybōrum
dativecollybōcollybīs
accusativecollybumcollybōs
ablativecollybōcollybīs
vocativecollybecollybī

collўbus (collŭbus), i, m., = κόλλυβος [prob. of Phoenicio-Semitic origin, kindr. with the Heb. , to change],
I. the exchange of coins of different kinds, or of different countries, agio.
I. Prop., Cic. Att. 12, 6, 1; Cassiod. Parm. ap. Suet. Aug. 4.—
II. Meton., the rate or premium of exchange, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 78, § 181.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόλλυβος (kóllubos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCollybusCollybus (κόλλυβος, less correctly κόλλυβον, Poll. 9.72), the smallest copper coin at Athens, the fourth of the Chalcus. (Aristoph. Peace 1200; Eupol.…

Quick answers

What does collybus mean in Latin?
collybus, a noun, means “exchange (of currencies); rate of exchange; premium”.
What is the genitive of collybus?
The genitive singular is collybī. collybus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce collybus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔl.ly.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔl.li.bus].