adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
fluidus
fluidus (feminine fluida, neuter fluidum, superlative fluidissimus)
Classical[ˈfɫu.ɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfluː.i.dus]
Meaning
- adjectiveliquid, fluid, flowing
- adjectivesoft, feeble, moist
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fluidus | fluida | fluidum |
| genitive | fluidī | fluidae | fluidī |
| dative | fluidō | fluidae | fluidō |
| accusative | fluidum | fluidam | fluidum |
| ablative | fluidō | fluidā | fluidō |
| vocative | fluide | fluida | fluidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fluidī | fluidae | fluida |
| genitive | fluidōrum | fluidārum | fluidōrum |
| dative | fluidīs | fluidīs | fluidīs |
| accusative | fluidōs | fluidās | fluida |
| ablative | fluidīs | fluidīs | fluidīs |
| vocative | fluidī | fluidae | fluida |
flŭĭdus (access. form, flŭvĭdus, Lucr. 2, 452; 464 sq.; Sedul. Carm. 4, 186; Sen. Ep. 58, 24), a, um, adj. fluo,
I. flowing, fluid, moist (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic. or Caes.).
I. Lit.:
corpus, Lucr. 2, 452: quid tam contrarium est quam terrenum fluido? Col. 8, 16, 1: liquor, Verg. G. 3, 484: cruor, id. A. 3, 663; Ov. M. 4, 482; cf.: aspiciam fluidos humano sanguine rictus, id. ib. 14, 168: alvus, Ser. Samm. 29 fin.—II. Transf.
A. In opposition to solid or firm, soft, slack, lax, languid (syn.:
fluxus, languidus): lacerti, Ov. M. 15, 231; cf.: labor et aestus mollia et fluida Gallorum corpora decedere pugna coëgit, Liv. 34, 47, 5: caro, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95: vestis, flowing, loose, Just. 41, 2; Sen. Oed. 422.—* B. Act., dissolving:
calor, Ov. M. 15, 362.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fluidus adj.
FLV-, flowing, fluid, moist : liquor, V: humano sanguine rictūs, O.— Soft, slack, lax, languid : lacerti, O.: corpora, L.: calor, decomposing , O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fluidus From fluō + -idus.
Descendants
- Catalanfluid
- Englishfluidfrom Middle English fluid
- Italianfluido