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lumbus

lumbus

Latin

Noun

lumbus m (genitive lumbī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) loin
  2. (in the plural) genitals

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative lumbus lumbī
genitive lumbī lumbōrum
dative lumbō lumbīs
accusative lumbum lumbōs
ablative lumbō lumbīs
vocative lumbe lumbī

Descendants

References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 352