noun · masculinesecond declension
zirbus
zirbus m (genitive zirbī)
Classical[ˈzɪr.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡zir.bus]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinmasculinecaul, omentum
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zirbus | zirbī |
| genitive | zirbī | zirbōrum |
| dative | zirbō | zirbīs |
| accusative | zirbum | zirbōs |
| ablative | zirbō | zirbīs |
| vocative | zirbe | zirbī |
zirbus, i, m., = omentum,
I. the caul, omentum, Apic. 8, 6 fin.
Origins
From Arabic ثَرْب (ṯarb) in the eleventh century in medical translations and possibly even vernacular or used in medical practice earlier in Roman Africa since its conquest by Arabs. An alleged occurrence in Apicius is a bad correction of a 16ᵗʰ-century philologer where one better reads gīrō.
Descendants
- Frenchgirbe
- Italianzirbo
- Portuguesezerbo
- Spanishzirbo