LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

colubra

colubra f (genitive colubrae)
Classical[ˈkɔ.ɫʊ.bra]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.lu.bra]

Meaning

  1. femininea female snake, serpent
  2. feminineusuallysnake, serpent

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecolubracolubrae
genitivecolubraecolubrārum
dativecolubraecolubrīs
accusativecolubramcolubrās
ablativecolubrācolubrīs
vocativecolubracolubrae

cŏlū^bra, ae, f. coluber,
I. a female serpent; and in gen., a serpent, snake, Lucil., Turp., and Varr. ap. Non. p. 201, 22 sq.; Hor. C. 1, 17, 8; id. S. 1, 8, 42; Ov. M. 6, 559; Juv. 5, 103; Cels. 5, 27, 3; Col. 10, 230; Plin. 32, 5, 19, § 53.—As an attributive of the hair of the Furies, Medusa, etc. (v. coluber), Ov. M. 4, 474; 4, 491; 4, 783; Luc. 9, 634.— Hence, prov.: quas tu edes colubras? i. e. art thou frantic? Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 50 Ritschl N. cr.; and: colubra restem non parit, i.e. like produces like, the thorn does not produce grapes, Petr. 45, 9.

Origins

From coluber (“snake, serpent”) + -a (feminine suffix).

Descendants
  • Vulgar Latin*colŏbra

In English words that came into English from colubra

  • cobracolubra
  • culverincolubra
  • colubrinecolubrinus

Quick answers

What does colubra mean in Latin?
colubra, a noun, means “a female snake, serpent; snake, serpent”.
What is the genitive of colubra?
The genitive singular is colubrae. colubra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce colubra?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔ.ɫʊ.bra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.lu.bra].
Which English words come from colubra?
English words that go back to Latin colubra include cobra, culverin and colubrine.