LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

sabulō

sabulō m (genitive sabulōnis)
Classical[ˈsa.bʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.bu.lo]

Meaning

  1. coarse sand, gravel

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Sabulo · Harena · Sabura

Sabulo (from ψαφαρός, ψῆφος,) and in Pliny sabulum, denote sand, as a sort of light soil; harena, arena (from χεράς), as a dry stony soil, as small or pounded pebbles, in opp. to a fruitful soil; sabura, saburra, with especial reference to its use, as shipsand, ballast. (vi. 311.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesabulōsabulōnēs
sabula
genitivesabulōnis
sabulī		sabulōnum
sabulōrum
dativesabulōnīsabulōnibus
sabulīs
accusativesabulōnemsabulōnēs
sabula
ablativesabulōnesabulōnibus
sabulīs
vocativesabulōsabulōnēs
sabula

săbŭlo, ōnis, m. (săbŭlum, i, n., Varr. ap. Non. 169, 10; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; 31, 3, 28, § 48; 36, 25, 63, § 188; Curt. 7, 4, 27),
I. coarse sand, gravel (syn.: harena, glarea), Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 5; Col. 3, 11, 9; 4, 33, 1; Vitr. 2, 3; 8, 1; Pall. Aug. 8, 2.—Sync.: să_blo and să_blum, Ven. Fort. 9, 15, 5.

Origins

See sabulum.

Descendants
  • Catalansauló
  • Frenchsable
  • Frenchsablon
  • Italiansabbione
  • Spanishsablón
  • Englishsabulous
  • Dalmatiansablaun
  • Franco-Provençalsablon
  • Friuliansavalon
  • Ladinsablon

In English words that came into English from sabulō

  • sabellasabulum
  • sabuloussabulosus

Quick answers

What does sabulō mean in Latin?
sabulō, a noun, means “coarse sand, gravel”.
What is the genitive of sabulō?
The genitive singular is sabulōnis. sabulō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sabulō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsa.bʊ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.bu.lo].