What does cubus mean in Latin?

cubus, a noun, means “A mass, quantity; A cube”.

What is the genitive of cubus?

The genitive singular is cubī. cubus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈkʊ.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkuː.bus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

cubus m (genitive cubī)

Classical[ˈkʊ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.bus]

cŭbus, i, m., = κύβος,

I. a die, cube, Vitr. 5, praef. 4.—

B. As a measure, Rhem. Fann. 61.—

II. A cubic number, Gell. 1, 20, 6.

From Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos).

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