adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
bombȳcinus
bombȳcinus (feminine bombȳcina, neuter bombȳcinum)
Classical[bɔmˈbyː.kɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[bomˈbiː.t͡ʃi.nus]
Meaning
- adjectivesilken, silky
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bombȳcinus | bombȳcina | bombȳcinum |
| genitive | bombȳcinī | bombȳcinae | bombȳcinī |
| dative | bombȳcinō | bombȳcinae | bombȳcinō |
| accusative | bombȳcinum | bombȳcinam | bombȳcinum |
| ablative | bombȳcinō | bombȳcinā | bombȳcinō |
| vocative | bombȳcine | bombȳcina | bombȳcinum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bombȳcinī | bombȳcinae | bombȳcina |
| genitive | bombȳcinōrum | bombȳcinārum | bombȳcinōrum |
| dative | bombȳcinīs | bombȳcinīs | bombȳcinīs |
| accusative | bombȳcinōs | bombȳcinās | bombȳcina |
| ablative | bombȳcinīs | bombȳcinīs | bombȳcinīs |
| vocative | bombȳcinī | bombȳcinae | bombȳcina |
bombȳcĭnus, a, um, adj. bombyx,
I. of silk, silken (cf. sericus):
vestis, Plin. 11, 22, 26, § 76: panniculus, Juv. 6, 260: taenia, Mart. 14, 24; Dig. 34, 2, 23, § 1.—Subst.: bombȳcĭna, ōrum, n., silk garments, Mart. 11, 50, 5; 8, 68, 7; App. M. 8, p. 214, 6.—And bombȳcĭnum, i, n., a silk texture or web, Isid. Orig. 19, 22, 13.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
bombȳcinus adj.
bombyx, silken, Iu.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βομβῡ́κινος (bombū́kinos).
In English words that came into English from bombȳcinus
- bombycinousbombȳcinus