LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

galbus

galbus (feminine galba, neuter galbum)
Classical[ˈɡaɫ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡal.bus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverareyellow, chartreuse

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegalbusgalbagalbum
genitivegalbīgalbaegalbī
dativegalbōgalbaegalbō
accusativegalbumgalbamgalbum
ablativegalbōgalbāgalbō
vocativegalbegalbagalbum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegalbīgalbaegalba
genitivegalbōrumgalbārumgalbōrum
dativegalbīsgalbīsgalbīs
accusativegalbōsgalbāsgalba
ablativegalbīsgalbīsgalbīs
vocativegalbīgalbaegalba

galbus, χλωρός, Gloss. Philox. [the Germ. gelb (
I. yellow)].
galbus, a, um, v. calvus
I. fin.

Origins

Unknown, attested only in remote loci, which begin with the Imperial era, so suggested as a borrowing, but there is no similar enough etymon. Perhaps back-formed from galbinus.

Elsewhere
  • Italiangalberofrom Late Latin galbulus
  • Italiangravolofrom Late Latin galbulus
  • Italiangraolofrom Late Latin galbulus
  • Italiangaulofrom Late Latin galbulus
  • Italiangolofrom Late Latin galbulus
  • Italiangobolofrom Late Latin galbulus
  • Italiangalbulafrom Late Latin galbulus
  • Italianrigogolofrom Late Latin galbulus
  • Italianregabiofrom Late Latin galbulus
  • Italiangrallofrom Late Latin galbulus
Balkano-Romance
  • Istro-Romaniangåbu

Quick answers

What does galbus mean in Latin?
galbus, a adjective, means “yellow, chartreuse”.
How do you pronounce galbus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡaɫ.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡal.bus].