noun · femininethird declension
glis1
glis f (genitive glitis)
Classical[ˈɡlɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡlis]
Meaning
- feminineA tenacious kind of earth
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | glis glīrus | glitēs glīrēs, glīrī |
| genitive | glitis glīrī, glīris | glitum glīrium, glīrōrum |
| dative | glitī glīrī, glīrō | glitibus glīribus, glīrīs |
| accusative | glitem glīrem, glīrum | glitēs glīrēs, glīrōs |
| ablative | glite glīre, glīrō | glitibus glīribus, glīrīs |
| vocative | glis glīre | glitēs glīrēs, glīrī |
glis, glīris, m. perh. kindred with γαλέη,
I. a dormouse: Sciurus glis, Linn.; Glis esculentus, Blumenb.;
a delicacy with the Romans, Varr. R. R. 3, 15; Plin. 8, 57, 82, § 223 sq.; Mart. 13, 59; Apic. 8, 9; Petr. 31; Amm. 28, 4: in silva mea est glis nullus, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 69 and 106 P.: glirium examina, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 119, 26.Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick; to spread, to smear”). See also Latin glūten and glutus.