LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

reubarbarum

reubarbarum n (genitive reubarbarī)
Classical[rɛu̯ˈbar.ba.rũː]Ecclesiastical[reu̯ˈbar.ba.rum]

Meaning

  1. neuterrhubarb
    Reubarbarum sive reuponticum, illud quod trans Danubium in solo barbarico, istud quod circa Pontum colligitur, nominatum. Reu autem dictum quod sit radix, quasi radix barbara, quasi radix Pontica. Isidorus Sevillensis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativereubarbarumreubarbara
genitivereubarbarīreubarbarōrum
dativereubarbarōreubarbarīs
accusativereubarbarumreubarbara
ablativereubarbarōreubarbarīs
vocativereubarbarumreubarbara

Origins

Probably from Koine Greek ῥῆον βαρβαρικόν (rhêon barbarikón), from Ancient Greek ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”) + βαρβαρικόν (barbarikón), neuter of βαρβαρικός (barbarikós, “foreign; barbaric”).

Descendants
  • Englishrhubarbfrom Old French reubarbe
  • Portugueseruibarbofrom Old French reubarbe
  • Spanishruibarbofrom Old French reubarbe
  • Catalanruibarbre
  • Frenchrhubarbe
  • Scotsrhubarubfrom Old French reubarbe
  • Afrikaansrabarberfrom Middle Dutch rebarber

In English words that came into English from reubarbarum

  • rhubarbreubarbarum

Quick answers

What does reubarbarum mean in Latin?
reubarbarum, a noun, means “rhubarb”.
What is the genitive of reubarbarum?
The genitive singular is reubarbarī. reubarbarum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce reubarbarum?
In classical Latin, [rɛu̯ˈbar.ba.rũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reu̯ˈbar.ba.rum].