hiulcus

Latin

Etymology

From hiō (“yawn, gape”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /hiˈul.kus/, [hɪˈʊɫ.kʊs]

Adjective

hiulcus (feminine hiulca, neuter hiulcum); first/second declension

  1. gaping, split, cleft, opened, open; cracked
  2. (poetic) destroying, cleaving
  3. (figuratively) not well connected, forming a hiatus, disconnected
  4. (figuratively) eager, longing, desirous

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative hiulcus hiulca hiulcum hiulcī hiulcae hiulca
genitive hiulcī hiulcae hiulcī hiulcōrum hiulcārum hiulcōrum
dative hiulcō hiulcō hiulcīs
accusative hiulcum hiulcam hiulcum hiulcōs hiulcās hiulca
ablative hiulcō hiulcā hiulcō hiulcīs
vocative hiulce hiulca hiulcum hiulcī hiulcae hiulca

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References

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