LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

subnuba

subnuba f (genitive subnubae)
Classical[ˈsʊb.nʊ.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈsub.nu.ba]

Meaning

  1. femininea rival
    Mēdēae Mēdēa forem! quodsī quid ab altō jūstus adest vōtīs Jūpiter ille meīs, quod gemit Hypsipylē, lectī quoque subnuba nostrī43 BCE – c. 17 CE, Ovidius, Heroides 6.151-154

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubnubasubnubae
genitivesubnubaesubnubārum
dativesubnubaesubnubīs
accusativesubnubamsubnubās
ablativesubnubāsubnubīs
vocativesubnubasubnubae

subnŭba, ae, f. sub-nubo,
I. a rival: lecti subnuba nostri, Ov. H. 6, 153.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubnuba

Latin sub- Latin nūbō Latin subnuba From sub- (“under, in place of”) + nūbō (“to get married to”).

Quick answers

What does subnuba mean in Latin?
subnuba, a noun, means “a rival”.
What is the genitive of subnuba?
The genitive singular is subnubae. subnuba is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce subnuba?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊb.nʊ.ba]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsub.nu.ba].
Where does subnuba come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subnuba.