LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sillybus

sillybus m (genitive sillybī)
Classical[ˈsɪl.ly.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsil.li.bus]

Meaning

  1. masculinemilk thistle (Silybum marianum)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesillybussillybī
sillyba
genitivesillybīsillybōrum
dativesillybōsillybīs
accusativesillybumsillybōs
sillyba
ablativesillybōsillybīs
vocativesillybesillybī
sillyba

sillўbus, i, m., = σίλλυβον,
I. a kind of thistle, Plin. 22, 22, 42, § 85; 26, 7, 25, § 40 (but the true reading, Cic. Att. 4, 5, 3; 4, 8, a, 2, is sittybus, q. v.).

Origins

Ancient Greek σίλλῠβον n (síllŭbon)bor. Latin sillybum nder. Latin sillybus Masculine reanalysis of sillybum n, from Ancient Greek σίλλῠβον n (síllŭbon).

Quick answers

What does sillybus mean in Latin?
sillybus, a noun, means “milk thistle (Silybum marianum)”.
What is the genitive of sillybus?
The genitive singular is sillybī. sillybus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sillybus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɪl.ly.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsil.li.bus].