LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

phlebotomus

phlebotomus m (genitive phlebotomī)
Classical[pʰɫɛˈbɔ.tɔ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[fleˈbɔː.to.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculineLancet, fleam.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephlebotomusphlebotomī
genitivephlebotomīphlebotomōrum
dativephlebotomōphlebotomīs
accusativephlebotomumphlebotomōs
ablativephlebotomōphlebotomīs
vocativephlebotomephlebotomī

phlĕbŏtŏmus (flĕb-), i, m., = φλεβοτόυος,
I. a lancet, a fleam: phlebotomo uti, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 19, 121: adhibendus, Theod. Prisc. 2, 21: transverso phlebotomo percutere, Veg. Vet. 1, 19, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek φλεβότομος (phlebótomos, “opening veins”), from φλέψ (phléps, “blood vessel”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanfleuma
  • Frenchflammefrom Old French flieme
  • Englishfleamfrom Old French flieme
  • Occitanflecme
  • Spanishflemefrom Occitan flecme
  • Dutchvlijmfrom Old French flieme
  • Welshfflaimfrom Old French flieme
  • Proto-West Germanic*flētimā

In English words that came into English from phlebotomus

  • fleamfletoma

Quick answers

What does phlebotomus mean in Latin?
phlebotomus, a noun, means “Lancet, fleam.”.
What is the genitive of phlebotomus?
The genitive singular is phlebotomī. phlebotomus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce phlebotomus?
In classical Latin, [pʰɫɛˈbɔ.tɔ.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fleˈbɔː.to.mus].