galbina

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See also: galbinã

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

galbina f (genitive galbinae); first declension

  1. A small bird, perhaps a yellow thrush.
Declension

First-declension noun.

Etymology 2

Substantive from galbinus (greenish-yellow, yellowish).

Noun

galbina n pl (genitive galbinōrum); second declension

  1. (plural only) pale-green garments
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

References

  • galbina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • galbina”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • galbina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.