LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

labeō1

labeō m (genitive labeōnis)
Classical[ˈɫa.be.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.be.o]

Meaning

  1. A man with large lips

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelabeōlabeōnēs
genitivelabeōnislabeōnum
dativelabeōnīlabeōnibus
accusativelabeōnemlabeōnēs
ablativelabeōnelabeōnibus
vocativelabeōlabeōnēs

lăbĕo, ōnis, m.
I. amplif. [labium], one who has large lips, who is blubber-lipped: esse quosdam capitones, frontones, labeones, Arn. 3, 108; cf.: labio, Ver. Flac. ap. Charis. 1, 79.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  2. Latinlabeō

Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yómder. Proto-Italic *labjom Latin labium Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin labeō From labium (“lip”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • TranslingualLabeo
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Labeō2
Labeō m sg (genitive Labeōnis)
Classical[ˈɫa.be.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.be.o]

Meaning

  1. a cognomen used by the gens Antistia, Pacuvia, and others.
    Marcus Antistius Labeo

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLabeō—
genitiveLabeōnis—
dativeLabeōnī—
accusativeLabeōnem—
ablativeLabeōne—
vocativeLabeō—

Lăbĕo, ōnis, m.,
I. a surname: labra, a quibus Brocchi Labeones dicti, Plin. 11, 37, 60, § 159.—Esp. a surname of the Antistii, Atinii, Fabii, and other Roman families; so, Antistius Labeo, a celebrated teacher of law in the time of Augustus, Gell. 13, 10, 1; Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 44; 47; Gai. Inst. 1, 188.

Origins

From labeō (“person with large lips”), from labium (“lip”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does labeō mean in Latin?
labeō, a noun, means “A man with large lips”.
What is the genitive of labeō?
The genitive singular is labeōnis. labeō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce labeō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫa.be.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.be.o].
Where does labeō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *leb- → Latin labeō.