LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

cubitus1

cubitus m (genitive cubitūs)
Classical[ˈkʊ.bɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.bi.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinerarea lying down
  2. figurativelymasculinerarebed, couch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecubituscubitūs
cubitī
genitivecubitūs
cubitī		cubituum
cubitōrum
dativecubituīcubitibus
cubitīs
accusativecubitumcubitūs
cubitōs
ablativecubitūcubitibus
cubitīs
vocativecubitus
cubite		cubitūs
cubitī

cŭbĭtus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a lying down (very rare).
I. Prop.: supini, proni, in latera, Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 54.—
B. Esp., of coitus (for concubitus), in plur., Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 70.—
II. Meton. (abstr. pro concr.), a bed, couch: foliis cubitus sibi sternunt, Plin. 24, 9, 38, § 59.
cŭbĭtus, i, m., v. cubitum.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*kubāō
  2. Latincubitus

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin cubitus From cubō + -tus (forming action nouns).

In English words that came into English from cubitus

  • cubituscubitus
  • codocubitus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCubitusCubitus (πῆχυς), a measure of length used by the Greeks, Romans, and other nations, was originally the length of the human arm from the elbow to the w…
verbfirst/second-declension participle
cubitus2
cubitus (feminine cubita, neuter cubitum)
Classical[ˈkʊ.bɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.bi.tus]

Meaning

  1. participlereclined, lying down, having been reclined.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*kubāō
  2. Latincubitus

Latin cubitus Perfect passive participle of cubō (“to lie down, recline”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCubitusCubitus (πῆχυς), a measure of length used by the Greeks, Romans, and other nations, was originally the length of the human arm from the elbow to the w…

Quick answers

What does cubitus mean in Latin?
cubitus, a noun, means “a lying down; bed, couch”.
What is the genitive of cubitus?
The genitive singular is cubitūs. cubitus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce cubitus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʊ.bɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkuː.bi.tus].
Where does cubitus come from?
Proto-Italic *kubāō → Latin cubitus.