LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gibbus1

gibbus (feminine gibba, neuter gibbum)
Classical[ˈɡɪb.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒib.bus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehumped, hunched, gibbous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegibbusgibbagibbum
genitivegibbīgibbaegibbī
dativegibbōgibbaegibbō
accusativegibbumgibbamgibbum
ablativegibbōgibbāgibbō
vocativegibbegibbagibbum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegibbīgibbaegibba
genitivegibbōrumgibbārumgibbōrum
dativegibbīsgibbīsgibbīs
accusativegibbōsgibbāsgibba
ablativegibbīsgibbīsgibbīs
vocativegibbīgibbaegibba

gibbus, a, um, adj. cf. κύπτω, κυφός, bent, bowed, crooked; v. gibber,
I. hunched, humped, gibbous.
I. Adj.: calvaria ex interiore parte concava, extrinsecus gibba, Cels. 8, 1.—
II. Subst.
A. gibbus, i, m., a hunch, hump, Juv. 10, 294; 309; 6, 109.—
B. gibba, ae, f., the same, Suet. Dom. 23. —
2. Transf., a hump-like swelling, protuberance, Amm. 23, 4.

Origins

Derived from gibber (“hump, hunch”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *geybʰ- (“bowed, curved, crooked, skew”); see gibber for more.

Descendants
  • Englishgibbous

In English words that came into English from gibbus

  • gibbousgibbus
  • gibbetgibbus
  • jibgibba
  • gibbosegibbosus
noun · masculinesecond declension
gibbus2
gibbus m (genitive gibbī)
Classical[ˈɡɪb.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒib.bus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea hump, hunch on the back

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegibbus
gimbus		gibbī
gimbī
genitivegibbī
gimbī		gibbōrum
gimbōrum
dativegibbō
gimbō		gibbīs
gimbīs
accusativegibbum
gimbum		gibbōs
gimbōs
ablativegibbō
gimbō		gibbīs
gimbīs
vocativegibbe
gimbe		gibbī
gimbī

gibbus, i,
I. v. the preced. art. II. A.

Origins

Derived from gibber (“hump, hunch”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *geybʰ- (“bowed, curved, crooked, skew”); see gibber for more.

Descendants
  • Catalangep
  • Spanishchepafrom Aragonese chepa
  • Englishgibbousfrom Middle English gibbous
  • Italiangibbo
  • Portuguesegeba
  • Romaniangheb
  • Spanishgiba
  • Asturianxiba
  • Asturianchepafrom Aragonese chepa
  • Galicianchepafrom Aragonese chepa

Quick answers

What does gibbus mean in Latin?
gibbus, a adjective, means “humped, hunched, gibbous”.
How do you pronounce gibbus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɪb.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡ʒib.bus].
Which English words come from gibbus?
English words that go back to Latin gibbus include gibbous, gibbet, jib and gibbose.