adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
ēnōdis
ēnōdis (neuter ēnōde)
Classical[eːˈnoː.dɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈnɔː.dis]
Meaning
- two terminationfree from knots, smooth
- rhetorictwo terminationclear, intelligible
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēnōdis | ēnōdis | ēnōde |
| genitive | ēnōdis | ēnōdis | ēnōdis |
| dative | ēnōdī | ēnōdī | ēnōdī |
| accusative | ēnōdem | ēnōdem | ēnōde |
| ablative | ēnōdī | ēnōdī | ēnōdī |
| vocative | ēnōdis | ēnōdis | ēnōde |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēnōdēs | ēnōdēs | ēnōdia |
| genitive | ēnōdium | ēnōdium | ēnōdium |
| dative | ēnōdibus | ēnōdibus | ēnōdibus |
| accusative | ēnōdīs ēnōdēs | ēnōdīs ēnōdēs | ēnōdia |
| ablative | ēnōdibus | ēnōdibus | ēnōdibus |
| vocative | ēnōdēs | ēnōdēs | ēnōdia |
ēnōdis, e, adj. nodus,
I. free from knots, without knots (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Prop.:
trunci, Verg. G. 2, 78; cf. cedri, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 360: nitor arborum, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 14: harundo, Mart. Cap. 9, § 906.—B. Transf., smooth, supple: artus (al. arcus) laterum, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 361.—
II. Trop., of speech, clear, plain, intelligible:
elegi, Plin. Ep. 5, 17, 2; Ambros. Ep. 1, 12; id. in Luc. 7, § 136 init.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ēnōdis e, adj.
ex + nodus, free from knots, smooth : trunci, V.: abies, O.
Origins
From ex- + nōdus (“knot”) + -is.