adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
gibber1
gibber (feminine gibbera, neuter gibberum)
Classical[ˈɡɪb.bɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒib.ber]
Meaning
- adjectivehumpbacked, hunchbacked
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er gibber | gibbera | gibberum |
| genitive | gibberī | gibberae | gibberī |
| dative | gibberō | gibberae | gibberō |
| accusative | gibberum | gibberam | gibberum |
| ablative | gibberō | gibberā | gibberō |
| vocative | gibber | gibbera | gibberum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gibberī | gibberae | gibbera |
| genitive | gibberōrum | gibberārum | gibberōrum |
| dative | gibberīs | gibberīs | gibberīs |
| accusative | gibberōs | gibberās | gibbera |
| ablative | gibberīs | gibberīs | gibberīs |
| vocative | gibberī | gibberae | gibbera |
gibber, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. like gibbus; kindr. to Sanscr. kubya, hunch-backed; Gr. κυφός, κύπτω,
I. crook-backed, hunch-backed, hump-backed.
I. Lit.:
(boves) ne gibberi, sed spina leviter remissa, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 7: gallinae, id. ib. 3, 9, 18; cf.: genus gallinarum, Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74: Clesippus fullo, gibber praeterea et alio foedus aspectu, id. 34, 3, 6; cf. Suet. Galb. 3: tuber, Maecen. poët. ap. Sen. Ep. 101, 11.—* II. Transf., protuberant: gibberum pro exstanti et eminenti, Varr. ap. Non. 452, 5:
cum capite gibbero, id. ib. 6, 24.Origins
From Proto-Italic *gīfri- (“hump”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *geybʰ- (“bowed, curved, crooked, skew”), and cognate with Lithuanian gei̇̃bti (“to decline, become weak”), Norwegian Bokmål keive (“the left hand”).