English search results for: cubit

#1

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. cubit (length - 17.4 inches)
  2. elbow
  3. elbow bend/pipe
  4. forearm
  5. ulna
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. cubit (length - 17.4 inches)
  2. elbow
  3. elbow bend/pipe
  4. forearm
  5. ulna
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#3

adjective

Definitions:

  1. (elbow to finger tip, Roman cubit = 17.4 inches)
  2. cubit long/broad/high
  3. elbow-
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#4

adjective

Definitions:

  1. half cubit long
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Units/Measures
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)