LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

hībernum

hībernum n (genitive hībernī)
Classical[hiːˈbɛr.nũː]Ecclesiastical[iˈbɛr.num]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinwinter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehībernumhīberna
genitivehībernīhībernōrum
dativehībernōhībernīs
accusativehībernumhīberna
ablativehībernōhībernīs
vocativehībernumhīberna

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-der. Latin hībernus Latin hībernum [tempus]ellip. Latin hibernum Ellipsis of hībernum tempus (“winter-time”). Came to replace hiems (“winter”) in the development from Latin to Romance.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanhivern
  • Frenchhiverfrom Old French iver
  • Occitanivèrnfrom Old Occitan ivern
  • Franco-Provençalhivèrn
  • Normanhivéfrom Old French iver
  • Walloonivierfrom Old French iver
  • Old Catalaninvern
  • Lorraininvié
  • Lorrainenviè
  • Vivaro-Alpineumvèrnfrom Old Occitan invern
Italo-Romance
  • Italianverno
  • Italianinverno
  • Neapolitanvierno
  • Sicilianvernu
  • Sicilianviernu
  • Sassareseinverru
  • Sicilianmmernu
  • Sicilianinvernu
  • Sicilianmmiernu
  • Siciliannvernu
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseinvernofrom Old Galician-Portuguese inverno
  • Spanishinviernofrom Old Spanish invierno
  • Aragonesehibierno
  • Asturianiviernu
  • Asturianhibiernu
  • Leonesehibiernu
  • Extremaduraniviernu
  • Galicianivernofrom Old Galician-Portuguese iverno
  • Old Spanishivierno
  • Falainvernu, invelnu, envernufrom Old Galician-Portuguese inverno
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianiarnă
  • Aromanianearnã
North Italian
  • Old Ligurianiverno
  • Old Ligurianuverno
  • Emilianinvêren
  • Emilianimvèran
  • Friulianunviêr
  • Piedmonteseinvern
  • Piedmonteseamvern
  • Romanshenviern
  • Romanshumviarn
  • Venetaninverno
Insular Romance
  • Campidaneseierru
  • Logudoresejerru
  • Logudoreseierru
  • Nuoreseiberru
  • Nuoreseivverru
Dalmatian
  • unknowninviarno

Quick answers

What does hībernum mean in Latin?
hībernum, a noun, means “winter”.
What is the genitive of hībernum?
The genitive singular is hībernī. hībernum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce hībernum?
In classical Latin, [hiːˈbɛr.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈbɛr.num].