cubito

See also: cúbito

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cubitus. See also gomito, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.bi.to/
• Rhymes: -ubito
• Hyphenation: cù‧bi‧to

Noun

cubito m (plural cubiti)

1. (literary) elbow

   Synonym: gomito

2. (anatomy) ulna

   Synonym: ulna

3. (historical) cubit (unit of measure)

Related terms

• cubitale

Further reading

• cubito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkʊ.bɪ.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkuː.bi.to]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *kubāō

Latin cubō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin cubitō

From cubō (“to recline”) + -tō.

Verb

cubitō (present infinitive cubitāre, perfect active cubitāvī, supine cubitātum); first conjugation

1. to recline, lie down (often)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of cubitō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	cubitō		cubitās		cubitat		cubitāmus		cubitātis		cubitant
	imperfect	cubitābam		cubitābās		cubitābat		cubitābāmus		cubitābātis		cubitābant
	future	cubitābō		cubitābis		cubitābit		cubitābimus		cubitābitis		cubitābunt
	perfect	cubitāvī		cubitāvistī		cubitāvit		cubitāvimus		cubitāvistis		cubitāvērunt, cubitāvēre
	pluperfect	cubitāveram		cubitāverās		cubitāverat		cubitāverāmus		cubitāverātis		cubitāverant
	future perfect	cubitāverō		cubitāveris		cubitāverit		cubitāverimus		cubitāveritis		cubitāverint
passive	present	cubitor		cubitāris, cubitāre		cubitātur		cubitāmur		cubitāminī		cubitantur
	imperfect	cubitābar		cubitābāris, cubitābāre		cubitābātur		cubitābāmur		cubitābāminī		cubitābantur
	future	cubitābor		cubitāberis, cubitābere		cubitābitur		cubitābimur		cubitābiminī		cubitābuntur
	perfect	cubitātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	cubitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	cubitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	cubitem		cubitēs		cubitet		cubitēmus		cubitētis		cubitent
	imperfect	cubitārem		cubitārēs		cubitāret		cubitārēmus		cubitārētis		cubitārent
	perfect	cubitāverim		cubitāverīs		cubitāverit		cubitāverīmus		cubitāverītis		cubitāverint
	pluperfect	cubitāvissem		cubitāvissēs		cubitāvisset		cubitāvissēmus		cubitāvissētis		cubitāvissent
passive	present	cubiter		cubitēris, cubitēre		cubitētur		cubitēmur		cubitēminī		cubitentur
	imperfect	cubitārer		cubitārēris, cubitārēre		cubitārētur		cubitārēmur		cubitārēminī		cubitārentur
	perfect	cubitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	cubitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		cubitā		—		—		cubitāte		—
	future	—		cubitātō		cubitātō		—		cubitātōte		cubitantō
passive	present	—		cubitāre		—		—		cubitāminī		—
	future	—		cubitātor		cubitātor		—		—		cubitantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		cubitāre			cubitārī			cubitāns			—
future		cubitātūrum esse			cubitātum īrī			cubitātūrus			cubitandus
perfect		cubitāvisse			cubitātum esse			—			cubitātus
future perfect		—			cubitātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		cubitātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		cubitandī		cubitandō		cubitandum		cubitandō		cubitātum		cubitātū

Derived terms

• accubitō
• excubitor

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cubitō m

1. dative/ablative singular of cubitum

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish cubo

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Spanish -ito

Spanish cubito

From cubo + -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈbito/ [kuˈβ̞i.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: cu‧bi‧to

Noun

cubito m (plural cubitos)

1. clipping of cubito de hielo (“ice cube”)

Derived terms

• cubitera (“ice cube tray”) (Colombia, Venezuela)

Further reading

• “cubito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025