LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sorbum

sorbum n (genitive sorbī)

Meaning

  1. neutersorb, fruit of the service tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesorbumsorba
genitivesorbīsorbōrum
dativesorbōsorbīs
accusativesorbumsorba
ablativesorbōsorbīs
vocativesorbumsorba

sorbum, i, n. sorbus,
I. the fruit of the sorbus, a sorb - apple, sorb, service - berry, Plin. 15, 21, 23, § 85; Cato, R. R. 7, 5; Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 3; Col. 12, 16, 4; Verg. G. 3, 380.

Origins

From sorbus.

Descendants
  • Englishsorb
  • Frenchsorbe
  • Portuguesesorva
  • Spanishserba
  • Galiciansorba
  • Greekσούρβο
  • Old Occitansorba

Quick answers

What does sorbum mean in Latin?
sorbum, a noun, means “sorb, fruit of the service tree”.
What is the genitive of sorbum?
The genitive singular is sorbī. sorbum is neuter, second declension.