LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cūleus

cūleus m (genitive cūleī)

Meaning

  1. sack, bag, especially a large leather sack used for bulk transport
  2. historicalculeus, the sack, a punishment for parricides involving confinement to a sack and drowning
  3. historicalculeus, Roman sack, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 520 L, chiefly used for vinyard production and wine trading

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecūleuscūleī
culleī
genitivecūleī
culleī		cūleōrum
culleōrum
dativecūleō
culleō		cūleīs
culleīs
accusativecūleum
culleum		cūleōs
culleōs
ablativecūleō
culleō		cūleīs
culleīs
vocativecūlee
cullee		cūleī
culleī

cūlĕus, v. culleus.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”).

In English words that came into English from cūleus

  • culeuscūleus

Quick answers

What does cūleus mean in Latin?
cūleus, a noun, means “sack, bag, especially a large leather sack used for bulk transport; culeus, the sack, a punishment for parricides involving confinement to a sack and drowning; culeus, Roman sack, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalen”.
What is the genitive of cūleus?
The genitive singular is cūleī. cūleus is masculine, second declension.