strenuus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Cognate with Latin stultus, stolidus, sterilis, torpeō, Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstreː.nu.us/, [ˈstreː.nʊ.ʊs]

Adjective

strēnuus (feminine strēnua, neuter strēnuum); first/second declension

  1. brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active
  2. vigorous, strenuous

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative strēnuus strēnua strēnuum strēnuī strēnuae strēnua
genitive strēnuī strēnuae strēnuī strēnuōrum strēnuārum strēnuōrum
dative strēnuō strēnuō strēnuīs
accusative strēnuum strēnuam strēnuum strēnuōs strēnuās strēnua
ablative strēnuō strēnuā strēnuō strēnuīs
vocative strēnue strēnua strēnuum strēnuī strēnuae strēnua

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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