belbus

Latin

Etymology

Probably related to belua

Noun

belbus m (genitive belbī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) hyena
    • Gordiani Tres Iuli Capitolini [the three Gordiani by Julius Capitolinus], cap. 33, num. 1; in: Scriptores Historiae Augustae recensvit Hermannus Peter volumen alterum, Lipsia, 1865, page 51:
      [...] belbi, id est yaenae, decem, [...]

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative belbus belbī
Genitive belbī belbōrum
Dative belbō belbīs
Accusative belbum belbōs
Ablative belbō belbīs
Vocative belbe belbī

Synonyms

References
  • belbus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • belbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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