LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lābīna

lābīna f (genitive lābīnae)

Meaning

  1. a slippery place
  2. a landslide

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelābīnalābīnae
genitivelābīnaelābīnārum
dativelābīnaelābīnīs
accusativelābīnamlābīnās
ablativelābīnālābīnīs
vocativelābīnalābīnae

lābīna, ae, f. labes,
I. a slippery place (post-class.), Isid. 16, 1, 4.

Origins

From the root of lābor + -īna. Compare Latin lābēs.

Descendants
  • Italianslavina
  • GermanLawinefrom Old High German lowin
  • Frenchavalanchefrom Vulgar Latin *labanca
  • Englishavalanchefrom Vulgar Latin *labanca
  • Portugueseavalanchefrom Vulgar Latin *labanca
  • Portugueseavalanchafrom Vulgar Latin *labanca
  • Romanianavalanșăfrom Vulgar Latin *labanca
  • Spanishavalanchafrom Vulgar Latin *labanca
  • Occitanavalancafrom Vulgar Latin *labanca
  • Italianvalangafrom Vulgar Latin *labanca

Quick answers

What does lābīna mean in Latin?
lābīna, a noun, means “a slippery place; a landslide”.
What is the genitive of lābīna?
The genitive singular is lābīnae. lābīna is feminine, first declension.