galbus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Cognate with English clean and Ancient Greek γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”). Unrelated to German gelb (“yellow”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡal.bus/, [ˈɡaɫ.bʊs]

Adjective

galbus (feminine galba, neuter galbum); first/second declension

  1. yellow

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative galbus galba galbum galbī galbae galba
Genitive galbī galbae galbī galbōrum galbārum galbōrum
Dative galbō galbae galbō galbīs galbīs galbīs
Accusative galbum galbam galbum galbōs galbās galba
Ablative galbō galbā galbō galbīs galbīs galbīs
Vocative galbe galba galbum galbī galbae galba

Derived terms

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