LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

lobus

lobus m (genitive lobī)
Classical[ˈɫɔ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɔː.bus]

Meaning

  1. masculinehull, husk, pod
  2. masculinelobe

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelobus
lobulus		lobī
lobulī
genitivelobī
lobulī		lobōrum
lobulōrum
dativelobō
lobulō		lobīs
lobulīs
accusativelobum
lobulum		lobōs
lobulōs
ablativelobō
lobulō		lobīs
lobulīs
vocativelobe
lobule		lobī
lobulī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lobós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lobós?
  4. Latinlobus

Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós)bor. Latin lobus Borrowed from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanlobus
  • Englishlobus
  • GermanLobus
  • Italianlobo
  • Frenchlobefrom Middle French lobe
  • Romanianlobfrom Middle French lobe
  • Englishlobefrom Middle French lobe
  • Occitanlòbefrom Middle French lobe
  • Portugueselobo
  • Spanishlobo
Italo-Romance
  • Italianlobìa
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardloeuvafrom Old Lombard lova
  • Piedmonteselòva
  • Piedmonteselovìa

In English words that came into English from lobus

  • lobelobus
  • lobuluslobulus

Quick answers

What does lobus mean in Latin?
lobus, a noun, means “hull, husk, pod; lobe”.
What is the genitive of lobus?
The genitive singular is lobī. lobus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce lobus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫɔ.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɔː.bus].
Where does lobus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *leb- → Proto-Indo-European *lobós → Proto-Hellenic *lobós? → Latin lobus.