LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

cubital

cubital n (genitive cubitālis)
Classical[ˈkʊ.bɪ.taɫ]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.bi.tal]

Meaning

  1. neuteran elbow cushion for leaning on

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecubitalcubitālia
genitivecubitāliscubitālium
dativecubitālīcubitālibus
accusativecubitalcubitālia
ablativecubitālīcubitālibus
vocativecubitalcubitālia

cŭbĭtal, ālis, n. id.,
I. a cushion for leaning on, an elbow-cushion, Hor. S. 2, 3, 255 (quoted in Fronto Ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 1).

Origins

Substantivation of apocopated cubitāle, nominative neuter singular of cubitālis (“pertaining to the elbow”). Alternatively, directly from cubitum + -al. For the same meaning development (pillow, cushion, derived from a body part), compare: Latin cervīcal (cervīcālis), coxīnus (whence cushion) (coxa), Ancient Greek προσκεφάλαιον (proskephálaion) (<κεφαλή (kephalḗ)), Greek μαξιλάρι (maxilári) (māxillāris), Bulgarian възгла́вница (văzglávnica) (<глава́ (glavá)), Slovak vankúš (akin to German Wange).

Quick answers

What does cubital mean in Latin?
cubital, a noun, means “an elbow cushion for leaning on”.
What is the genitive of cubital?
The genitive singular is cubitālis. cubital is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce cubital?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʊ.bɪ.taɫ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkuː.bi.tal].