lembus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λέμβος (lémbos), perhaps Illyrian in origin.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlem.bus/, [ˈɫɛm.bʊs]

Noun

lembus m (genitive lembī); second declension

  1. A cutter, yacht; a ship built for speed.

Derived terms

References
  • lembus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lembus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lembus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • lembus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • lembus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lembus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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