verbfirst conjugation, no passive
cubō
cubō (present infinitive cubāre, perfect active cubuī, supine cubitum)
Classical[ˈkʊ.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.bo]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to lie down, recline
- to sleep; lie asleep
- to recline at table (for a meal)
- to be sick, bedridden
- to incubate, be broody
- to lie, extend itself
- to be in a sloping direction, slope; be inclining or sloping
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
in lectō iaceō; quiēscō.cubō -āre — in Mille Verba, Corpus Hūmānum
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Cubare · Jacere · Situm esse
Cubare (from κείω) denotes the lying down of living beings; situm esse (ἑτόν, εἶσαι) of lifeless things; jacere, of both. Cubare and jacere are neuter; situm esse, always passive. Further, cubare gives the image of one who is tired, who wishes to recruit his strength, in opp. to standing, as requiring exertion, whereas jacere gives the image of one who is weak, without any accessory notion, in opp. to standing, as a sign of strength. (i. 138.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cubō | cubābam | cubābō | cubuī | cubueram | cubuerō |
| 2nd sg. | cubās | cubābās | cubābis | cubuistī | cubuerās | cubueris |
| 3rd sg. | cubat | cubābat | cubābit | cubuit cubāvit | cubuerat | cubuerit |
| 1st pl. | cubāmus | cubābāmus | cubābimus | cubuimus | cubuerāmus | cubuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | cubātis | cubābātis | cubābitis | cubuistis | cubuerātis | cubueritis |
| 3rd pl. | cubant | cubābant | cubābunt | cubuērunt cubuēre | cubuerant | cubuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cubem | cubārem | cubuerim | cubuissem |
| 2nd sg. | cubēs | cubārēs | cubuerīs | cubuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cubet | cubāret | cubuerit | cubuisset |
| 1st pl. | cubēmus | cubārēmus | cubuerīmus | cubuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cubētis | cubārētis | cubuerītis | cubuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cubent | cubārent | cubuerint | cubuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cubā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cubāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cubātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cubātō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cubātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cubantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cubāre | — |
| perfect infinitive | cubuisse cubāvisse | — |
| future infinitive | cubitūrum esse | — |
| present participle | cubāns | — |
| future participle | cubitūrus cubitūra, cubitūrā, cubitūrae, cubitūram, cubitūrārum, cubitūrās, cubitūre, cubitūrī, cubitūrīs, cubitūrō, cubitūrōrum, cubitūrōs, cubitūrum | — |
gerundcubandī, cubandō, cubandumsupinecubitum, cubitū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- cubitum ire
- to go to bed.
cŭbo, ŭi, ìtúm, 1 (
I. perf. subj. cubaris, Prop. 2 (3), 15, 17; perf. inf. cubasse, Quint. 8, 2, 20; cf. also Neue, Formenl. II. p. 478), v. n. cf. κύπτω, to lie down.
I. Of persons.
A. In gen., to be in a recumbent posture, to recline: in lecticā cubans. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 51:
ut etiam legationes audiret cubans, Suet. Vesp. 24; id. Aug. 33; 43: cubans auspicatur qui in lecto quaerit augurium, Paul. ex Fest. p. 66, 5 Müll.: pisces cubantes = jacentes, flat, Col. 8, 17, 9.—Far more freq. and class., B. With particular access. meanings.
1. To lie asleep, to sleep:
(vilicus) primus cubitu surgat: postremus cubitum eat ... uti suo quisque loco cubet, Cato, R. R. 5, 5; cf.: cubitum ire, Cic. Rosc. Am. 23, 64; id. Div. 2, 59, 122: cubitum abire, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 55: cubitum discedere, Cic. Rep. 6, 10, 10: cubitum se eo conferre, Suet. Aug. 6: cum iste cubaret, in cubiculum introductus est, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56: humi ac sub divo, Suet. Caes. 72: toro, id. Aug. 73; Ov. M. 11, 612 et saep.—b. Of sexual intercourse, to lie:
cum aliquā (aliquo), Plaut. Am. prol. 112; 1, 1, 134; id. Mil. 1, 1, 65 al.; Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 65; Cat. 69, 8; 78, 4 al.—Absol., Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 46; id. Am. prol. 132; 1, 1, 131 et saep.—2. To recline at table (cf. accumbo):
quo eorum loco quisque cubuisset, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 353: supra, Suet. Calig. 24: juxta, id. ib. 32; id. Tit. 1: ille cubans gaudet, etc., Hor. S. 2, 6, 110.—3. To lie sick, to be sick:
est ei quidam servus qui in morbo cubat, Plaut. Cas. prol. 37: puerperio, id. Truc. 2, 5, 22: ex duritie alvi, Suet. Ner. 34: aeger, id. Aug. 72.—Absol., Lucr. 2, 36: haec cubat, ille valet, Ov. H. 20, 164: trans Tiberim longe cubat, Hor. S. 1, 9, 18; 2, 3, 289; id. Ep. 2, 2, 68.—II. Of inanim. objects.
A. In gen.:
quā cubat unda freti, lies, extends itself, Mart. 5, 1, 4.—B. In partic., of places, to be in a sloping direction, to slope:
cubantia tecta, inclining, sloping, Lucr. 4, 518: Ustica cubans, Hor. C. 1, 17, 12.— Hence, Ital. covare; Fr. couver.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cubō uī (subj. cubāris, Pr.), itum, āre
CVB-, to lie down, recline: in lecticā: argenteis lectis, Cu.: in spondā, H.: in faciem (opp. supinus), Iu. —To lie asleep, sleep: cubitum ire.—To recline at table: nemo gustavit cubans: cubans gaudet, H. —To lie sick, be sick: haec cubat, illa valet, O.: trans Tiberim, H. — Of places, to slope: Ustica cubans, H.
Origins
Inherited from Proto-Italic *kubāō. Compare Welsh cysgu (“to sleep”), English hip, Albanian sup (“shoulder”), Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, “vertebra, hollow before the hip (in cattle)”).
Descendants
- Italiancovare
- Frenchcouverfrom Old French cover
- Englishcoveyfrom Old French cover
- Asturianacobar
- Asturianacoubar
- Friuliancovâ
- Lombardcovà
- Piedmontesecoé
- Siciliancuvari
- Venetancoar