LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

scambus

scambus (feminine scamba, neuter scambum)
Classical[ˈskam.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈskam.bus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebow-legged

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescambusscambascambum
genitivescambīscambaescambī
dativescambōscambaescambō
accusativescambumscambamscambum
ablativescambōscambāscambō
vocativescambescambascambum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescambīscambaescamba
genitivescambōrumscambārumscambōrum
dativescambīsscambīsscambīs
accusativescambōsscambāsscamba
ablativescambīsscambīsscambīs
vocativescambīscambaescamba

scambus, a, um, adj., = σκαμβός,
I. bow-legged, bandy-legged (pure Lat. varus), Suet. Oth. 12.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós).

Quick answers

What does scambus mean in Latin?
scambus, a adjective, means “bow-legged”.
How do you pronounce scambus?
In classical Latin, [ˈskam.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskam.bus].