plumbeus

Latin

Etymology

From plumbum (“lead”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈplum.be.us/, [ˈpɫʊm.be.ʊs]

Adjective

plumbeus (feminine plumbea, neuter plumbeum); first/second declension

  1. Of or pertaining to lead.
  2. Made of lead, leaden, full of lead.
  3. Blunt, dull.
  4. Heavy, burdensome.
  5. (poetic) Vile, bad, poor.
  6. (figuratively) Stupid, stolid.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative plumbeus plumbea plumbeum plumbeī plumbeae plumbea
genitive plumbeī plumbeae plumbeī plumbeōrum plumbeārum plumbeōrum
dative plumbeō plumbeō plumbeīs
accusative plumbeum plumbeam plumbeum plumbeōs plumbeās plumbea
ablative plumbeō plumbeā plumbeō plumbeīs
vocative plumbee plumbea plumbeum plumbeī plumbeae plumbea

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References

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