LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Cuba1

Cuba f sg (genitive Cubae)
Classical[ˈkʊ.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.ba]

Meaning

  1. RomanfemininesingularThe goddess who protects the lying down of children

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCuba—
genitiveCubae—
dativeCubae—
accusativeCubam—
ablativeCubā—
vocativeCuba—

Cŭba, ae, f. cubo,
I. the goddess who protects the lying down of children, Varr. ap. Don. Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 15.

Origins

From cubō (“to lie down”).

proper noun · femininefirst declension
Cū̆ba2
Cū̆ba f sg (genitive Cū̆bae)
Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.ba]

Meaning

  1. New LatinCuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean; official name: Rēspūblica Cubana; capital: Havana)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCū̆ba—
genitiveCū̆bae—
dativeCū̆bae—
accusativeCū̆bam—
ablativeCū̆bā—
vocativeCū̆ba—
locativeCū̆bae—

Origins

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba.

Quick answers

What does Cuba mean in Latin?
Cuba, a proper noun, means “The goddess who protects the lying down of children”.
What is the genitive of Cuba?
The genitive singular is Cubae. Cuba is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Cuba?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʊ.ba]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkuː.ba].