LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hydrophobus1

hydrophobus (feminine hydrophoba, neuter hydrophobum)
Classical[hyˈdrɔ.pʰɔ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈdrɔː.fo.bus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehydrophobic, having hydrophobia

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehydrophobushydrophobahydrophobum
genitivehydrophobīhydrophobaehydrophobī
dativehydrophobōhydrophobaehydrophobō
accusativehydrophobumhydrophobamhydrophobum
ablativehydrophobōhydrophobāhydrophobō
vocativehydrophobehydrophobahydrophobum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehydrophobīhydrophobaehydrophoba
genitivehydrophobōrumhydrophobārumhydrophobōrum
dativehydrophobīshydrophobīshydrophobīs
accusativehydrophobōshydrophobāshydrophoba
ablativehydrophobīshydrophobīshydrophobīs
vocativehydrophobīhydrophobaehydrophoba

hydrŏphŏbus, a, um, = ὑδροφόβος,
I. affected with hydrophobia.
I. Adj.: homines, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 9, 99: jumenta, Veg. Vet. 3, 31.—
II. Subst.: hydrŏphŏbus, i, m., Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 99.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροφόβος (hudrophóbos).

In English words that came into English from hydrophobus

  • hydrophobehydrophobus
noun · masculinesecond declension
hydrophobus2
hydrophobus m (genitive hydrophobī)
Classical[hyˈdrɔ.pʰɔ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈdrɔː.fo.bus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea hydrophobe, hydrophobic person

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehydrophobushydrophobī
genitivehydrophobīhydrophobōrum
dativehydrophobōhydrophobīs
accusativehydrophobumhydrophobōs
ablativehydrophobōhydrophobīs
vocativehydrophobehydrophobī

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροφόβος (hudrophóbos).

Quick answers

What does hydrophobus mean in Latin?
hydrophobus, a adjective, means “hydrophobic, having hydrophobia”.
How do you pronounce hydrophobus?
In classical Latin, [hyˈdrɔ.pʰɔ.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈdrɔː.fo.bus].