adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
effūsus
effūsus (feminine effūsa, neuter effūsum, comparative effūsior)
Classical[ɛfˈfuː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[efˈfuː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivevast, sprawling
- adjectivedishevelled (of hair)
- adjectivedisorderly
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | effūsus | effūsa | effūsum |
| genitive | effūsī | effūsae | effūsī |
| dative | effūsō | effūsae | effūsō |
| accusative | effūsum | effūsam | effūsum |
| ablative | effūsō | effūsā | effūsō |
| vocative | effūse | effūsa | effūsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | effūsī | effūsae | effūsa |
| genitive | effūsōrum | effūsārum | effūsōrum |
| dative | effūsīs | effūsīs | effūsīs |
| accusative | effūsōs | effūsās | effūsa |
| ablative | effūsīs | effūsīs | effūsīs |
| vocative | effūsī | effūsae | effūsa |
effūsus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from effundo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
effūsus adj.
with comp. and sup, poured out, extensive, vast, broad, wide: late mare, H.: loca, Ta.: incendium, L.—Relaxed, slackened, loosened, dishevelled: quam potuit effusissimis habenis, L.: comae, O.: (nymphae) Caesariem effusae per colla, V.: cursu effuso, at full speed, L.—Straggling, disorderly, scattered, dispersed: agmen, L.: turba, V.: fuga, L.—Fig., unreserved, profuse, lavish: in largitione effusior: sumptus: opes, L.: licentia, L.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of effundō (“pour out; discharge”).
In English words that came into English from effūsus
- effuseeffūsus