LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

concubīnus

concubīnus m (genitive concubīnī)
Classical[kɔŋ.kʊˈbiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[koŋ.kuˈbiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. one who lives with another without being legally married; male or female, seen used in reference to the male

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconcubīnusconcubīnī
genitiveconcubīnīconcubīnōrum
dativeconcubīnōconcubīnīs
accusativeconcubīnumconcubīnōs
ablativeconcubīnōconcubīnīs
vocativeconcubīneconcubīnī

concŭbīnus, i, m., and concŭbīna, ae, f. concubo,
I. one who lives in concubinage (cf. concubinatus), a concubine (male or female), a less reproachful designation than paelex (cf. Dig. 5, 16, 144).
a. Masc. (not in Cic.), Cat. 61, 130 sq.; * Quint. 1, 2, 8; Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 180; Curt. 10, 2, 27; Suet. Galb. 22; Tac. A. 13, 21; Mart. 6, 22.—Far more freq.,
b. Fem., Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 30; id. Mil. 2, 1, 62; 2, 3, 66 al.; 2, 5, 6; 2, 6, 68; id. Merc. 4, 4, 17; id. Stich. 4, 1, 56; * Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 183; Tac. H. 1, 72 et saep.; cf. Dig. 25, 7: de concubinis.

Origins

Descendants
  • Catalanconcubí
  • Frenchconcubin
  • Italianconcubino
  • Occitanconcubin
  • Portugueseconcubino
  • Romanianconcubin
  • Spanishconcubino

Quick answers

What does concubīnus mean in Latin?
concubīnus, a noun, means “one who lives with another without being legally married; male or female, seen used in reference to the male”.
What is the genitive of concubīnus?
The genitive singular is concubīnī. concubīnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce concubīnus?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋ.kʊˈbiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koŋ.kuˈbiː.nus].