globus

See also: Globus, glóbus, and globus'

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globe and perhaps glob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡləʊbəs/

Noun

globus

1. (medicine) The sensation of having a lump in the throat. [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

• globus hystericus
• globus pharyngis

Derived terms

• globus pallidus

Anagrams

• Golubs

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɡlɔ.βus]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡlɔ.bus]

Noun

globus m (invariable)

1. globe

   globus terraqüi ― a world globe, see also bola del món

2. balloon

   Synonym: baló

3. speech bubble

   Synonym: bafarada

4. globus cruciger (golden orb representing royal power)

   Synonyms: món, pom, globus imperial

Derived terms

• englobar
• globós

Related terms

• glòbul
• globular

Further reading

• “globus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “globus”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Globus, from Latin globus (“sphere, globe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡloːbus/, [ˈɡ̊loːb̥us]

Noun

globus c (singular definite globussen, plural indefinite globusser)

1. globe

Inflection

Declension of globus

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	globus	globussen	globusser	globusserne
genitive	globus'	globussens	globussers	globussernes

Synonyms

• globe c

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”). Cognate with Latin glaeba (see there for more), glomus, Sanskrit ग्लुन्थ (gluntha, “lump”), and Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.bus/, [ˈɡɫ̪ɔbʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.bus/, [ˈɡlɔːbus]

Noun

globus m (genitive globī); second declension

1. any round object; a sphere; a globe
2. a glob, group

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	globus	globī
Genitive	globī	globōrum
Dative	globō	globīs
Accusative	globum	globōs
Ablative	globō	globīs
Vocative	globe	globī

Derived terms

• globōsus
• globulus

Descendants

• Vulgar Latin:
  • ⇒ *globīlia
    • Italian: groviglio, grovìglioro (Tuscan)
  • ⇒ *globuscellus
    • Old French: gluicel, luissel
      • Norman: lisseau
• Borrowings:
  • → English: glob, globe
  • → French: globe
    • → Romanian: glob
  • → Galician: globo
  • → Italian: globo
  • → Polish: globus
  • → Portuguese: globo
  • → Russian: глобус (globus)
  • → Spanish: globo
  • → Hebrew: גְּלוֹבּוּס

References

• “globus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “globus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• globus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• globus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “globus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 158
• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “*globuscellum”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 283

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globus.

Noun

globus m (definite singular globusen, indefinite plural globuser, definite plural globusene)

1. a globe (three-dimensional map of the world)

   "Klarer du å finne Kapp det gode håp på globusen"? spurte hun = "Can you find the Cape of Good Hope on the globe?" she asked.

Related terms

• global

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globus.

Noun

globus m (definite singular globusen, indefinite plural globusar, definite plural globusane)

1. a globe (as above)

Related terms

• global

Polish

globus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bus/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔbus
• Syllabification: glo‧bus

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin globus. Doublet of glob.

Noun

globus m inan (diminutive globusik)

1. (countable) globe (spherical model of Earth or other planet)

   Hypernym: model

2. (countable, colloquial, humorous) head, noggin (part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs)

   Synonyms: arbuz, bania, baniak, baśka, dynia, dyńka, głowa, głowina, główka, łeb, łepetyna, pała, (literary) skroń, makówka

Declension

Declension of globus

	singular	plural
nominative	globus	globusy
genitive	globusa/globusu	globusów
dative	globusowi	globusom
accusative	globus	globusy
instrumental	globusem	globusami
locative	globusie	globusach
vocative	globusie	globusy

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin globus (hystericus).

Noun

globus m inan

1. (uncountable, pathology) globus, globus hystericus (sensation of having a lump in the throat)

   Synonym: globus hystericus

Declension

Declension of globus

	singular
nominative	globus
genitive	globusa/globusu
dative	globusowi
accusative	globus
instrumental	globusem
locative	globusie
vocative	globusie

Further reading

• globus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• globus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• globus in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlǒːbus/
• Hyphenation: glo‧bus

Noun

glóbus m (Cyrillic spelling гло́бус)

1. globe

Declension

Declension of globus

	singular	plural
nominative	globus	globusi
genitive	globusa	globusa
dative	globusu	globusima
accusative	globus	globuse
vocative	globuse	globusi
locative	globusu	globusima
instrumental	globusom	globusima