LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

fabulus

fabulus m (genitive fabulī)
Classical[ˈfa.bʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.bu.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea small bean

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefabulusfabulī
genitivefabulīfabulōrum
dativefabulōfabulīs
accusativefabulumfabulōs
ablativefabulōfabulīs
vocativefabulefabulī

făbŭlus, i, m. dim. faba, perh. masc. in analogy with κύαμος,
I. a small bean, Cato, R. R. 70, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 4; Gell, 4, 11, 1 and 10: fabulis, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 8 (where a nom. fabula is sometimes unnecessarily assumed).

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*fabā
  2. Latinfabulus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin fabulus From faba + -ulus.

Quick answers

What does fabulus mean in Latin?
fabulus, a noun, means “a small bean”.
What is the genitive of fabulus?
The genitive singular is fabulī. fabulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce fabulus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfa.bʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaː.bu.lus].
Where does fabulus come from?
Proto-Italic *fabā → Latin fabulus.