LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

orobus

orobus m (genitive orobī)

Meaning

  1. masculineThe bitter vetch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeorobusorobī
genitiveorobīorobōrum
dativeorobōorobīs
accusativeorobumorobōs
ablativeorobōorobīs
vocativeorobeorobī

ŏrŏbus, i, m., = ὄροβος,
I. the bitter vetch, Plin. Val. 1, 58; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 19, 113.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄροβος (órobos).

Quick answers

What does orobus mean in Latin?
orobus, a noun, means “The bitter vetch”.
What is the genitive of orobus?
The genitive singular is orobī. orobus is masculine, second declension.