LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

salebra

salebra f (genitive salebrae)
Classical[ˈsa.ɫɛ.bra]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.le.bra]

Meaning

  1. femininerut, irregularity, rough spot or patch
  2. feminineroughness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesalebrasalebrae
genitivesalebraesalebrārum
dativesalebraesalebrīs
accusativesalebramsalebrās
ablativesalebrāsalebrīs
vocativesalebrasalebrae

sălĕ_bra, ae (orig. adj., sc. via), f. salio,
I. a jolting-place, roughness in a road.
I. Lit. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): demonstrant astra salebras, Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 15; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 53; Mart. 9, 58, 5: salebris sollicitari, Col. 9, 8, 3.—
II. Transf.: senile guttur salebris spiritŭs praegravavit, irregular breathing, panting, Val. Max. 9, 12, ext. 6.—
III. Trop.
A. Of speech, harshness, roughness, ruggedness (class.): proclivi currit oratio: venit ad extremum: haeret in salebră, i.e. it sticks fast, Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84; plur.: Herodotus sine ullis salebris fluit, id. Or. 12, 39: numquam in tantas salebras incidisset, id. Fin. 2, 10, 30; Mart. 11, 90, 2.—*
B. Salebra tristitiae, i. e. a cloud of sadness, Val. Max. 6, 9, ext. 5.

Origins

From sal(iō) (“to jump”) + -bra, in the sense of "a jolting-place in the road".

Quick answers

What does salebra mean in Latin?
salebra, a noun, means “rut, irregularity, rough spot or patch; roughness”.
What is the genitive of salebra?
The genitive singular is salebrae. salebra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce salebra?
In classical Latin, [ˈsa.ɫɛ.bra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.le.bra].