cubus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈku.bus/, [ˈkʊ.bʊs]

Noun

cubus m (genitive cubī); second declension

  1. A mass, quantity
  2. (geometry) A cube

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cubus cubī
Genitive cubī cubōrum
Dative cubō cubīs
Accusative cubum cubōs
Ablative cubō cubīs
Vocative cube cubī

Descendants

References

  • cubus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cubus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cubus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • cubus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cubus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  • cube in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.



Old Irish

Etymology

com- (mutual, equal) + fis (knowledge)

Noun

cubus m (genitive cuibse or cubais, nominative plural cuibse)

  1. conscience

Inflection

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Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • cuibsech (conscientious, scrupulous, upright)
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