adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
ēlumbis
ēlumbis (neuter ēlumbe)
Classical[eːˈɫʊm.bɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈlum.bis]
Meaning
- two terminationhaving the hip dislocated
- two terminationenervated, debilitated, weakened
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēlumbis | ēlumbis | ēlumbe |
| genitive | ēlumbis | ēlumbis | ēlumbis |
| dative | ēlumbī | ēlumbī | ēlumbī |
| accusative | ēlumbem | ēlumbem | ēlumbe |
| ablative | ēlumbī | ēlumbī | ēlumbī |
| vocative | ēlumbis | ēlumbis | ēlumbe |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēlumbēs | ēlumbēs | ēlumbia |
| genitive | ēlumbium | ēlumbium | ēlumbium |
| dative | ēlumbibus | ēlumbibus | ēlumbibus |
| accusative | ēlumbīs ēlumbēs | ēlumbīs ēlumbēs | ēlumbia |
| ablative | ēlumbibus | ēlumbibus | ēlumbibus |
| vocative | ēlumbēs | ēlumbēs | ēlumbia |
ē-lumbis, e, adj. lumbus,
I. hip-shot, having the hip dislocated.
I. Lit.: evulso lumbo, Paul. ex Fest. p. 76, 13 Müll. (dub.). —
II. Trop., of style:
Ciceronem male audisse a Bruto, ut ipsius verbis utar, tamquam fractum atque elumbem, i. e. enervated, Tac. Or. 18.—* III. Transf.: virus, i. e. that weakens, enervates, Prud. στεφ. 2, 216.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ēlumbis e, adj.
ex + lumbus; prop., weak in the loins; of an orator, without energy , Ta.
Origins
From ē- + lumbus + -is.
In English words that came into English from ēlumbis
- elumbatedēlumbis