Labeo

See also: labeo

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin labeō (having large lips).

Proper noun

Labeo m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – certain carps from Africa and Asia, the labeos.

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Latin

Etymology

From labeō (person with large lips), from labium (lip) + (forming nouns).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Labeō m sg (genitive Labeōnis); third declension

  1. a cognomen used by the gens Antistia, Pacuvia, and others.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Labeō
Genitive Labeōnis
Dative Labeōnī
Accusative Labeōnem
Ablative Labeōne
Vocative Labeō

References

  • Labeo2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Labeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.
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