adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
ēnōrmis
ēnōrmis (neuter ēnōrme)
Classical[eːˈnoːr.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈnɔr.mis]
Meaning
- two terminationirregular, unusual
- two terminationenormous, immense
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēnōrmis | ēnōrmis | ēnōrme |
| genitive | ēnōrmis | ēnōrmis | ēnōrmis |
| dative | ēnōrmī | ēnōrmī | ēnōrmī |
| accusative | ēnōrmem | ēnōrmem | ēnōrme |
| ablative | ēnōrmī | ēnōrmī | ēnōrmī |
| vocative | ēnōrmis | ēnōrmis | ēnōrme |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēnōrmēs | ēnōrmēs | ēnōrmia |
| genitive | ēnōrmium | ēnōrmium | ēnōrmium |
| dative | ēnōrmibus | ēnōrmibus | ēnōrmibus |
| accusative | ēnōrmīs ēnōrmēs | ēnōrmīs ēnōrmēs | ēnōrmia |
| ablative | ēnōrmibus | ēnōrmibus | ēnōrmibus |
| vocative | ēnōrmēs | ēnōrmēs | ēnōrmia |
ē-normis, e, adj. norma,
I. out of rule (post-Aug.).
I. Irregular, unusual:
toga, Quint. 11, 3, 139: vici (with huc et illuc flexi), Tac. A. 15, 38.—Far more freq., II. Immoderate, immense, enormous (cf.:
immensus, immodicus, summus, maximus, effusus): enormes sunt (umbrae) cerasis, Plin. 17, 12, 17, § 88: spatium (with immensum), Tac. Agr. 10; cf. hastae (with immensa scuta), id. A. 2, 14: gladii (opp. parva scuta), id. Agr. 36: Colossi, Stat. S. 1, 3, 51; cf. corpus, Suet. Calig. 50: proceritas, id. Vitell. 17: uniones, Plin. 9, 35, 56, § 115 et saep.: senecta, i. e. very great, App. 9, p. 232; Sen. ap. Gell. 12, 2, 10: loquacitas, Petr. 2, 7; cf. Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 6.— Comp.: prologus enormior quam fabula, longer, Spart. Ael. Ver. 1 fin.—Adv.: ēnor-mĭter (acc. to I.), irregularly, Sen. Q. N. 1, 7; Plin. 36, 10, 15, § 17; 37, 6, 23, § 89; Veg. Vet. 2, 8, 2; 2, 28, 10; 1, 36; 56 Bip.— Sup. of the adj. and comp. and sup. of the adv. appear not to occur.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ēnōrmis e, adj.
ex + norma, out of rule, shapeless, irregular : spatium terrarum, Ta.: vici, Ta.— Immense, huge : gladii, Ta.
Origins
From ex- + nōrma + -is.
Elsewhere
- Catalanenorme
- Englishenormous
- Frenchénorme
- Germanenorm
- Italianenorme
- Occitanenòrme
- Portugueseenorme
- Romanianenorm
- Spanishenorme
- Dutchenorm
Norwegian
- Bokmålenorm
- Norwegian Nynorskenorm
In English words that came into English from ēnōrmis
- enormityēnormitās