LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

convolvulus

convolvulus m (genitive convolvulī)
Classical[kɔnˈwɔɫ.wʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈvɔl.vu.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea caterpillar of a vine moth (Eupoecilia ambiguella), which wraps itself up in the leaves of the vine
  2. masculinelarger bindweed, hedge bindweed, Rutland beauty, bugle vine, heavenly trumpets, bellbind, granny-pop-out-of-bed (Calystegia sepium)
  3. Medieval Latinmasculinecolic (severe pains that grip the abdomen, or the disease that causes such pains)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconvolvulusconvolvulī
convolvolī
genitiveconvolvulī
convolvolī		convolvulōrum
convolvolōrum
dativeconvolvulō
convolvolō		convolvulīs
convolvolīs
accusativeconvolvulum
convolvolum		convolvulōs
convolvolōs
ablativeconvolvulō
convolvolō		convolvulīs
convolvolīs
vocativeconvolvule
convolvole		convolvulī
convolvolī

convolvŭlus, i, m. convolvo.
I. A caterpillar that wraps itself up in a leaf, Gr. ἴψ, Cato, R. R. 95, 1; Plin. 17, 28, 47, § 264.—
II. A plant, bind-weed, Plin. 21, 5, 11, § 24.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latinconvolvulus

Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin convolvō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin convolvulus From convolvō + -ulus.

Descendants
  • Englishconvolvulus
  • Italianconvolvolo
  • Portugueseconvólvulo
  • Spanishconvólvulo
  • TranslingualConvolvulus

Quick answers

What does convolvulus mean in Latin?
convolvulus, a noun, means “a caterpillar of a vine moth (Eupoecilia ambiguella), which wraps itself up in the leaves of the vine; larger bindweed, hedge bindweed, Rutland beauty, bugle vine, heavenly trumpets, bellbind, granny-pop-out-of-bed (Caly”.
What is the genitive of convolvulus?
The genitive singular is convolvulī. convolvulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce convolvulus?
In classical Latin, [kɔnˈwɔɫ.wʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱˈvɔl.vu.lus].
Where does convolvulus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin convolvulus.