LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sambūca

sambūca f (genitive sambūcae)
Classical[samˈbuː.ka]Ecclesiastical[samˈbuː.ka]

Meaning

  1. sambuca, sambuke
  2. sambuca, sambuke (siege engine)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesambūcasambūcae
genitivesambūcaesambūcārum
dativesambūcaesambūcīs
accusativesambūcamsambūcās
ablativesambūcāsambūcīs
vocativesambūcasambūcae

sambūca, ae, f., = σαμβύκη.
I. A triangular stringed-instrument of a very sharp, shrill tone (and hence of slight esteem), Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 57; Scipio Afric. ap. Mácr. S. 2, 10; Pers. 5, 95; Spart. Hadr. 26; cf. Fest. pp. 324 and 325 Müll.; Isid. 3, 20, 7; Vulg. Dan. 3, 5.—
II. Transf., a machine of like form used by besiegers; a sort of bridge for storming walls, Veg. Mil. 4, 21; Vitr. 10, 22; cf. Fest. 1. c.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σαμβύκη (sambúkē, “sambuca”), from Aramaic סַבְּכָא (sabbəḵā).

In English words that came into English from sambūca

  • sambucasambūca

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSambucaSambuca 1. (σαμβύκη, or σαβύκη, Arcadius, de Accent. p. 107), a harp. The preceding Latin and Greek names are with good reason represented by Bochart,…

Quick answers

What does sambūca mean in Latin?
sambūca, a noun, means “sambuca, sambuke; sambuca, sambuke (siege engine)”.
What is the genitive of sambūca?
The genitive singular is sambūcae. sambūca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sambūca?
In classical Latin, [samˈbuː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [samˈbuː.ka].