LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

galba1

galba f (genitive galbae)

Meaning

  1. femininea kind of little worm or larva (animal)
  2. femininea stout, fat human
  3. femininea nickname for the people of Sulpicia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegalbagalbae
genitivegalbaegalbārum
dativegalbaegalbīs
accusativegalbamgalbās
ablativegalbāgalbīs
vocativegalbagalbae

galba, ae, f. Gallic, perh. kindr. with the Germ. gelb (yellow) or Kalb (calf).
I. A small worm, the ash-borer, or the larva of the ash-spinner, Bombyx aesculi, Linn. acc. to Suet. Galb. 3.—
II. In the Gallic, i. q. praepinguis, fat paunch, big belly, acc. to Suet. Galb. 3.—
III. As a prop. name: Galba, ae, m.
A. Name of a chief of the Suessiones, Caes. B. G. 2, 4, 7; 2, 13, 1.—
B. A surname in the gens Sulpicia, Suet. Galb. 3.—So, Ser. Sulpicius Galba, consul in 610; v. Sulpicius; and the emperor of the same name, Suet. Galb.; Juv. 8, 5; 222.

Origins

Borrowed from Gaulish, of unknown origin; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *golbʰo- (“womb; animal young”), but with phonetic issues. If so, cognate with English calf.

Descendants
  • Italiangalba
  • Galiciangalbán
  • Galiciangalbana
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Galba2
Galba m sg (genitive Galbae)
Classical[ˈɡaɫ.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡal.ba]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman Emperor, Galba

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGalba—
genitiveGalbae—
dativeGalbae—
accusativeGalbam—
ablativeGalbā—
vocativeGalba—

Origins

From galba.

Descendants
  • ItalianGalba

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyGalbaGalba. 6. SER. SULPICIUS, SER. F. GALBA was tribune of the soldiers, and belonged to the second legion in Macedonia, under Aemilius Paullus, to whom h…

Quick answers

What does galba mean in Latin?
galba, a noun, means “a kind of little worm or larva (animal); a stout, fat human; a nickname for the people of Sulpicia”.
What is the genitive of galba?
The genitive singular is galbae. galba is feminine, first declension.