LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

tubus

tubus m (genitive tubī)
Classical[ˈtʊ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtuː.bus]

Meaning

  1. masculinetube, pipe
  2. masculinetrumpet used at sacrifices

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetubus
tubulus		tubī
tubulī
genitivetubī
tubulī		tubōrum
tubulōrum
dativetubō
tubulō		tubīs
tubulīs
accusativetubum
tubulum		tubōs
tubulōs
ablativetubō
tubulō		tubīs
tubulīs
vocativetube
tubule		tubī
tubulī

tŭbus, i, m.,
I. a pipe, tube.
I. Lit., for conducting water, Col. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 16, 42, 81, § 224; 5, 31, 34, § 128.—For wine, Pall. 1, 18, 1.—For heating baths, Sen. Ep. 90, 25.—
II. Transf.
A. For tuba, a trumpet used at sacrifices, acc. to Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll., and Verr. Kalend. Praenest. s. 23 Mart. (Inscr. Orell. II. p. 386).—
B. Transf.: per omnes viscerum tubos, Mart. 11, 61, 6.

Origins

From tuba.

Descendants
  • Catalantub
  • Englishtube
  • Frenchtubefrom Middle French tube
  • Romaniantubfrom Middle French tube
  • Italiantubo
  • Portuguesetubo
  • Spanishtubo
  • Turkishtüpfrom Middle French tube
  • Galiciantubo
  • Cebuanotubofrom Spanish tubo

In English words that came into English from tubus

  • tubetubus
  • tubulartubulus
  • tubuletubulus
  • tubocurarinetubus

Quick answers

What does tubus mean in Latin?
tubus, a noun, means “tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices”.
What is the genitive of tubus?
The genitive singular is tubī. tubus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce tubus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʊ.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtuː.bus].
Which English words come from tubus?
English words that go back to Latin tubus include tube, tubocurarine, tubular and tubule.