LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

vīburnum

vīburnum n (genitive vīburnī)
Classical[wiːˈbʊr.nũː]Ecclesiastical[viˈbur.num]

Meaning

  1. viburnum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevīburnumvīburna
genitivevīburnīvīburnōrum
dativevīburnōvīburnīs
accusativevīburnumvīburna
ablativevīburnōvīburnīs
vocativevīburnumvīburna

vīburnum, i, n.,
I. the wayfaring-tree: Viburnum lantana, Linn.; Verg. E. 1, 26.

Origins

Unknown, possibly Etruscan. Compare laburnum, alaternus, basterna, lacerna, santerna, pincerna, clarnus, all strongly suspected to be from Etruscan or a related language, although the sound sequence also occurs in words trusted to be native like sturnus, spinturnīx, cōturnīx. Note also the suffix -urnus.

Descendants
  • Catalanviorn
  • Frenchviorne
  • Italianviburno

In English words that came into English from vīburnum

  • viburnumvīburnum

Quick answers

What does vīburnum mean in Latin?
vīburnum, a noun, means “viburnum”.
What is the genitive of vīburnum?
The genitive singular is vīburnī. vīburnum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce vīburnum?
In classical Latin, [wiːˈbʊr.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈbur.num].