LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

obū̆stus

obū̆stus (feminine obū̆sta, neuter obū̆stum)
Classical[ɔˈbuːs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈbus.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveburnt, hardened in the fire

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeobū̆stusobū̆staobū̆stum
genitiveobū̆stīobū̆staeobū̆stī
dativeobū̆stōobū̆staeobū̆stō
accusativeobū̆stumobū̆stamobū̆stum
ablativeobū̆stōobū̆stāobū̆stō
vocativeobū̆steobū̆staobū̆stum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeobū̆stīobū̆staeobū̆sta
genitiveobū̆stōrumobū̆stārumobū̆stōrum
dativeobū̆stīsobū̆stīsobū̆stīs
accusativeobū̆stōsobū̆stāsobū̆sta
ablativeobū̆stīsobū̆stīsobū̆stīs
vocativeobū̆stīobū̆staeobū̆sta

ŏbustus, a, um, Part. [ob-uro].
I. Lit., burnt around, burnt, hardened in the fire (poet.): hic torre armatus obusto, Verg. A. 7, 506: sudes, id. ib. 11, 894.—
II. Transf.: glaeba gelu, burnt by frost. Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 66.

Origins

From ob- + ū̆stus, perfect passive participle of ūrō (“to burn”).

Quick answers

What does obū̆stus mean in Latin?
obū̆stus, a adjective, means “burnt, hardened in the fire”.
How do you pronounce obū̆stus?
In classical Latin, [ɔˈbuːs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈbus.tus].