LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

galbinus

galbinus (feminine galbina, neuter galbinum)
Classical[ˈɡaɫ.bɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡal.bi.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecanary-colored
  2. adjectiveeffeminate

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegalbinusgalbinagalbinum
genitivegalbinīgalbinaegalbinī
dativegalbinōgalbinaegalbinō
accusativegalbinumgalbinamgalbinum
ablativegalbinōgalbināgalbinō
vocativegalbinegalbinagalbinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegalbinīgalbinaegalbina
genitivegalbinōrumgalbinārumgalbinōrum
dativegalbinīsgalbinīsgalbinīs
accusativegalbinōsgalbināsgalbina
ablativegalbinīsgalbinīsgalbinīs
vocativegalbinīgalbinaegalbina

galbĭnus, a, um, adj. either from galbanum or from GALBUS,
I. greenish-yellow, yellowish; cf. tunica, Vop. Aur. 34: avis, Mart. 13, 68, 1: cingillum, Petr. 67, 4.—As subst. plur.: galbĭna (sc. vestimenta), ōrum, n., pale-green garments, Juv. 2, 97.— Hence,
II. Transf., effeminate: moris, Mart. 1, 97, 9.

Origins

Unknown, perhaps from galbanum, but the process is morphologically unclear. May be connected to an uncertain bird called galbus or similar, and may be somehow related to the earlier fashion color term mēlinus (“yellow (in women's fashion)”) (from Greek), as they share the relatively rare -inus short ending and the meaning. Unrelated with Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, which is instead related with Latin helvus. Not attested in Republican Latin.

Descendants
  • Frenchjaunefrom Old French jalne
  • Italiangiallofrom Old French jalne
  • Spanishjaldefrom Old French jalne
  • Romaniangalben
  • Romaniangalbin
  • Romaniangalbăn
  • Albaniangjelbër
  • Aromaniangalbin
  • Franco-Provençaljôno
  • Emilianżâlfrom Old French jalne

Quick answers

What does galbinus mean in Latin?
galbinus, a adjective, means “canary-colored; effeminate”.
How do you pronounce galbinus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡaɫ.bɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡal.bi.nus].