[ˈkɪ.bʊs], [ˈt͡ʃiː.bus]
OrigoOf unknown origin. Perhaps borrowed from Ancient Greek κίβος (kíbos, “box, chest”) / κίβισις (kíbisis, “pouch”).
- declension-2, masculinefood, fodder
“Nōn prōdest cibus nec corporī accēdit quī statim sūmptus ēmittitur.” — Food provides no benefit nor joins with the body if it is immediately expelled.
- declension-2, masculinenourishment, sustenance
- declension-2, masculine, metonymicallymeal
Formaecibī(genitive) · cibus(nominative, singular) · cibī(nominative, plural) · cibī(genitive, singular) · cibōrum(genitive, plural) · cibō(dative, singular) · cibīs(dative, plural) · cibum(accusative, singular) · cibōs(accusative, plural) · cibō(ablative, singular) · cibīs(ablative, plural) · cibe(singular, vocative) · cibī(plural, vocative)