English

Noun

cubitus ‎(plural cubiti)

1. (archaic) The ulna.
2. (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the media and the postcubitus
3. (anatomy) The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
4. (anatomy) The forearm; the arm from the elbow to fingertip, or the corresponding portion of a jointed limb of an animal that uses the limb for locomotion or grasping.

Derived terms

• articulatio cubiti
• cubital

Synonyms

• (vein of insect wing): Cu

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of cubō ‎(“lie down, recline”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.bi.tus/

Participle

cubitus m ‎(feminine cubita, neuter cubitum); first/second declension

1. reclined, lying down, having been reclined.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Noun

cubitus m ‎(genitive cubitūs); fourth declension

1. (rare) a lying down
2. (figuratively, rare) bed, couch

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Synonyms

• (bed, couch): triclīnium

Noun

cubitus m ‎(genitive cubitī); second declension

1. Alternative form of cubitum

Inflection

Second declension.

Alternative forms

• cubitum

References

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