What does globulus mean in Latin?

globulus, a noun, means “diminutive of globus; globule; button”.

What is the genitive of globulus?

The genitive singular is globulī. globulus is masculine, second declension.

English words that go back to Latin globulus include globule, globulus and globuliferous.

noun · masculinesecond declension

globulus m (genitive globulī)

glŏbŭlus, i, m. dim. id.,

I. a little ball, a globule (post-Aug. and very rare).

I. Lit.: (chrysocollae) globulis sudore resolutis, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.—

2. Esp.

(a). a lump of food, dumpling, Cato, R. R. 79; Varr. L. L. 5, § 107 Müll.—

(b). Med. t. t., a pill, Scrib. 13 al.—

II. Trop., of speech, a rounding: melliti verborum, Petr. 1.

From globus + -ulus.

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