adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
flaccidus
flaccidus (feminine flaccida, neuter flaccidum)
Classical[ˈfɫak.kɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈflat.t͡ʃi.dus]
Meaning
- adjectiveFlaccid, flabby, pendulous.
- adjectiveLanguid, feeble, weak.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | flaccidus | flaccida | flaccidum |
| genitive | flaccidī | flaccidae | flaccidī |
| dative | flaccidō | flaccidae | flaccidō |
| accusative | flaccidum | flaccidam | flaccidum |
| ablative | flaccidō | flaccidā | flaccidō |
| vocative | flaccide | flaccida | flaccidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | flaccidī | flaccidae | flaccida |
| genitive | flaccidōrum | flaccidārum | flaccidōrum |
| dative | flaccidīs | flaccidīs | flaccidīs |
| accusative | flaccidōs | flaccidās | flaccida |
| ablative | flaccidīs | flaccidīs | flaccidīs |
| vocative | flaccidī | flaccidae | flaccida |
flaccĭdus, a, um, adj. flaccus,
I. flabby, flaccid, pendulous (cf. marcidus).
I. Lit.:
aures, Col. 7, 6, 2; Plin. 8, 51, 77, § 205: folium, id. 15, 30, 39, § 127: vela (with pendula), App. Flor. p. 365.—II. Trop., languid, feeble:
flaccidiore turbine fertur, Lucr. 5, 632: argumentatio, Arn. 7, 251.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin flaccidus From flacceō (“to be flabby or flaccid”) + -idus (“tending to”).
Elsewhere
- Catalanflàccid
- Englishflaccid
- Frenchflaccide
- Italianflaccido
- Romanianflacid
- Spanishflácido
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishlacio
- Asturianllaciu
Gallo-Romance
- Old Frenchflaistre
In English words that came into English from flaccidus
- flaccidflaccidus