nounthird declension
ātra bīlis
ātra bīlis f (genitive ātrae bīlis)
Classical[ˈaː.tra ˈbiː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.tra ˈbiː.lis]
Meaning
- black bile
Bilem atram generantes, quos μελαγχολικοὺς vocant.
Generating a black bile which they call μελαγχολία [melancholía].Delirat uxor. - Ātrā bīlī percita est.
My wife is deranged! - It's caused by the black bile. - melancholy, sadness, dejection
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ātra bīlis | — |
| genitive | ātrae bīlis | — |
| dative | ātrae bīlī | — |
| accusative | ātram bīlem | — |
| ablative | ātrā bīle | — |
| vocative | ātra bīlis | — |
Origins
Calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía, “atrabiliousness”), from μέλας (mélas, “black, dark, murky”) and χολή (kholḗ, “bile”). According to early physiology, the excess of black bile in the human body resulted in sadness.
Descendants
- Frenchatrabile