LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

lumbrīcus

lumbrīcus m (genitive lumbrīcī)
Classical[ɫʊmˈbriː.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[lumˈbriː.kus]

Meaning

  1. earthworm
  2. intestinal worm

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelumbrīcuslumbrīcī
genitivelumbrīcīlumbrīcōrum
dativelumbrīcōlumbrīcīs
accusativelumbrīcumlumbrīcōs
ablativelumbrīcōlumbrīcīs
vocativelumbrīcelumbrīcī

lumbrīcus, i, m.,
I. an intestinal worm, maw-worm, stomach-worm.
I. Lit.: si teniae et lumbrici molesti erunt, Cato, R. R. 126; Col. 6, 25; cf. id. 6, 30, 9: nec lumbricis ulli sunt (oculi), Plin. 11, 37, 52, § 140; Cael. Aur. Acut. 7, 8 al.—
II. Transf., an earth-worm, dew-worm: nunc ab transenna hic turdus lumbricum petit, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 6, 22: effodere lumbricos, Col. 7, 9: terrae, Ser. Samm. 12.—As a term of abuse, thou worm! foras, lumbrice, qui sub terra erepsisti modo, Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 1.

Origins

Possibly related to lumbus (“loins”) with a similar suffix to formīca (“ant”) or umbilīcus (“navel”).

Descendants
  • Catalanllombric
  • Frenchlombric
  • Italianlombrico
  • Portugueselombriga
  • Romanianlimbric
  • Spanishlombrizfrom Vulgar Latin *lumbrix
  • Asturianllombriga
  • Aromanianlãmbric
  • Aromanianlimbric
  • Aromanianlumburic

In English words that came into English from lumbrīcus

  • lumbricallumbricalis
  • lumbricalislumbricalis
  • lumbriciformlumbrīcus

Quick answers

What does lumbrīcus mean in Latin?
lumbrīcus, a noun, means “earthworm; intestinal worm”.
What is the genitive of lumbrīcus?
The genitive singular is lumbrīcī. lumbrīcus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce lumbrīcus?
In classical Latin, [ɫʊmˈbriː.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lumˈbriː.kus].
Which English words come from lumbrīcus?
English words that go back to Latin lumbrīcus include lumbriciform, lumbrical and lumbricalis.