arcubius

Latin

Etymology

From arx (“stronghold”) and cubō (“I lie down”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /arˈku.bi.us/, [ärˈkʊbiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈku.bi.us/, [ärˈkuːbius]

Noun

arcubius m (genitive arcubiī or arcubī); second declension

1. A sentinel.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	arcubius	arcubiī
Genitive	arcubiī arcubī1	arcubiōrum
Dative	arcubiō	arcubiīs
Accusative	arcubium	arcubiōs
Ablative	arcubiō	arcubiīs
Vocative	arcubie	arcubiī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• arcubius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.