adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
fūsilis
fūsilis (neuter fūsile)
Classical[ˈfuː.sɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfuː.s̬i.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationmolten, fluid, liquid
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
molten
fūsilis -e — in De Bello Gallico III
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fūsilis | fūsilis | fūsile |
| genitive | fūsilis | fūsilis | fūsilis |
| dative | fūsilī | fūsilī | fūsilī |
| accusative | fūsilem | fūsilem | fūsile |
| ablative | fūsilī | fūsilī | fūsilī |
| vocative | fūsilis | fūsilis | fūsile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fūsilēs | fūsilēs | fūsilia |
| genitive | fūsilium | fūsilium | fūsilium |
| dative | fūsilibus | fūsilibus | fūsilibus |
| accusative | fūsilīs fūsilēs | fūsilīs fūsilēs | fūsilia |
| ablative | fūsilibus | fūsilibus | fūsilibus |
| vocative | fūsilēs | fūsilēs | fūsilia |
fūsĭlis, e, adj. fundo,
I. molten, fluid, liquid (very rare):
aurum, Ov. M. 11, 126: ferventes fusili ex argilla glandes fundis jacere coeperunt, i. e. of softened clay, Caes. B. G. 5, 43, 1 (ἐξ ἀργίλλης τετηγμένης, Metaphr.): numen (i. e. signum), Prud. Cath. 4, 40; cf.: vasa aenea, Mart. Cap. 8, 193.— II. Of molten metal, cast, Vulg. 2 Par. 4, 2:
ex aere, id. 3 Reg. 7, 16.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fūsilis e, adj.
FV-, molten, fluid, liquid : aurum, O.: argilla, soft clay , Cs.
Origins
From fundō (“to pour”).
Descendants
- Portuguesefúsil