LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

corpulentus

corpulentus (feminine corpulenta, neuter corpulentum, comparative corpulentior)
Classical[kɔr.pʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[kor.puˈlɛn.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecorpulent, fat, obese, stout
  2. adjectivecorporeal

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Pinguis · Opimus · Obesus · Corpulentus

1. Pinguis (παχύς, πάγχυ,) denotes fat, indifferently, or, on its dark side, as that component part of the body that is most without sensation and strength; thence, figuratively, sluggish: whereas opimus (from πιμελής) on its bright side, as a sign of plenty and good living; thence, figuratively, opulent. 2. Obesus denotes fatness, on its dark side, with reference to the unwieldiness connected with it, in opp. to gracilis, Cels. i. 3. ii. 1. Suet. Dom. 18; whereas corpulentus, on its bright side, with reference to the portliness connected with it. (v. 222.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorpulentuscorpulentacorpulentum
genitivecorpulentīcorpulentaecorpulentī
dativecorpulentōcorpulentaecorpulentō
accusativecorpulentumcorpulentamcorpulentum
ablativecorpulentōcorpulentācorpulentō
vocativecorpulentecorpulentacorpulentum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorpulentīcorpulentaecorpulenta
genitivecorpulentōrumcorpulentārumcorpulentōrum
dativecorpulentīscorpulentīscorpulentīs
accusativecorpulentōscorpulentāscorpulenta
ablativecorpulentīscorpulentīscorpulentīs
vocativecorpulentīcorpulentaecorpulenta

corpŭlentus, a, um, adj. corpus,
I. corpulent, fleshy, fat (rare, and only anteclass. and post-Aug.): corpulentior atque habitior, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 8: litigator, Quint. 6, 1, 47: homo corpulentus et pinguis, Gell. 7, 22, 1: pecus, Col. 6, 3, 5.—
B. Great: corpulentis Ennius pro magnis dixit, nos corpulentum dicimus corporis obesi hominem, Paul. ex Fest. p. 62, 12 Müll.—
II. Physical, corporeal (late Lat.), Tert. adv. Herm. 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *krep-der. Proto-Italic *korpos Latin corpus Latin -ulentus Latin corpulentus From corpus (“body”) + -ulentus (“full of, abounding in”).

Descendants
  • Italiancorpulento
  • Englishcorpulentfrom Old French corpulent
  • Frenchcorpulentfrom Old French corpulent
  • Germankorpulentfrom Old French corpulent
  • Romaniancorpolentfrom Old French corpulent
  • Portuguesecorpulento
  • Spanishcorpulento
  • Czechkorpulentní
  • Galiciancorpulento
  • Dutchcorpulentfrom Old French corpulent

Quick answers

What does corpulentus mean in Latin?
corpulentus, a adjective, means “corpulent, fat, obese, stout; corporeal”.
How do you pronounce corpulentus?
In classical Latin, [kɔr.pʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kor.puˈlɛn.tus].