LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

obba

obba f (genitive obbae)

Meaning

  1. femininea kind of carafe to mix and decant wine

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeobbaobbae
genitiveobbaeobbārum
dativeobbaeobbīs
accusativeobbamobbās
ablativeobbāobbīs
vocativeobbaobbae

obba, ae, f., a vessel large at the bottom,
I. a beaker, noggin; a decanter: obba poculi genus, quod nunc ubba dicitur. Varro: obbas et Cumanos calices, Non. 146, 8 sq.; cf.: obba poculi genus vel ligneum vel ex sparto. Varro (here follows the passage just cited): idem Epistola ad Marullium: utrum meridie an vesperi libentius ad obbam accedas, Non. 545, 2 sq.; Pers. 5, 148; Tert. Apol. 13. (But in Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 53, the correct read. is phoba, v. Sillig. ad h. l.)
Obba, ae, f.,
I. a city in Africa near Carthage, Liv. 30, 7, 10.

Origins

Unknown. A town Obba near Carthage is also obscure.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesObbaObba a bowl either of wood or earthenware, apparently broad at the bottom and narrowing towards the top, used for holding wine, but a cheap ware for c…

Quick answers

What does obba mean in Latin?
obba, a noun, means “a kind of carafe to mix and decant wine”.
What is the genitive of obba?
The genitive singular is obbae. obba is feminine, first declension.