LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

marrubium

marrubium n (genitive marrubiī or marrubī)

Meaning

  1. neuterhorehound, a herb used against respiratory maladies

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemarrubiummarrubia
genitivemarrubiī
marrubī		marrubiōrum
dativemarrubiōmarrubiīs
accusativemarrubiummarrubia
ablativemarrubiōmarrubiīs
vocativemarrubiummarrubia

marrŭbĭum, ii, n.,
I. the plant horehound: marrubium quod Graeci prasion vocant, alii linostrophon, nonnulli philopaeda, aut philochares, Plin. 20, 22, 89, § 241; 14, 16, 19, § 105; Col. 10, 356.
Marrŭbĭum or Marrŭvĭum, ii, n.,
I. a city in Latium, the capital of the Marsians, now S. Benedetto, Sil. 8, 507.— Hence,
II. Marrŭbĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Marrubium, Marrubian: Marrubia gens, Verg. A. 7, 750.—In plur. subst.: Marrŭvĭi or Marrŭvīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Marrubium, Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106; cf. Inscr. Orell. 3149.

Origins

Said to be unknown, but since it is a bitter plant the first part of it is easily identifiable as the Semitic word for “bitter”, Arabic مُرّ (murr) etc., unless it is the same word as treated under مَرْو (marw, “fragrant herbs”) ex Aramaic מַרְוָא / ܡܲܪܘܵܐ (marwā, “Origanum syriacum syn. Origanum maru”), whence Latin marum.

Descendants
  • Catalanmalrubí
  • Catalanmarrubí
  • Catalanmarreu
  • Italianmarrubio
  • Spanishmarrubio
  • TranslingualMarrubium

Quick answers

What does marrubium mean in Latin?
marrubium, a noun, means “horehound, a herb used against respiratory maladies”.
What is the genitive of marrubium?
The genitive singular is marrubiī. marrubium is neuter, second declension.