adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
glūtus
glūtus (feminine glūta, neuter glūtum)
Classical[ˈɡɫuː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡluː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivetenacious, well-tempered; soft
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Faux · Glutus · Ingluvies · Guttur · Gurgulio · Gula
Faux, glutus, and ingluvies, denote the space within the throat; glutus (γλῶττα), in men; ingluvies, in animals; faux (φάρυγξ), the upper part, the entrance into the throat; whereas guttur, gurgulio, and gula, denote that part of the body which encloses the space within the throat; gurgulio (redupl. of gula), in animals; gula, in men; guttur, in either. (v. 149.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | glūtus | glūta | glūtum |
| genitive | glūtī | glūtae | glūtī |
| dative | glūtō | glūtae | glūtō |
| accusative | glūtum | glūtam | glūtum |
| ablative | glūtō | glūtā | glūtō |
| vocative | glūte | glūta | glūtum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | glūtī | glūtae | glūta |
| genitive | glūtōrum | glūtārum | glūtōrum |
| dative | glūtīs | glūtīs | glūtīs |
| accusative | glūtōs | glūtās | glūta |
| ablative | glūtīs | glūtīs | glūtīs |
| vocative | glūtī | glūtae | glūta |
glūtus or gluttus, a, um, adj. lit., part. of † gluo, drawn together; hence opp. to crumbling, friable,
I. tenacious, well-tempered, soft:
locus bipalio subactus siet beneque terra tenera siet beneque glutus siet, Cato, R. R. 45, 1; also ap. Plin. 17, 18, 29, § 125.—Here too belongs glittis subactis, levibus, teneris, Paul. ex Fest. p. 98 Müll. N. cr.Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- (“to stick; to spread, to smear”). See also glūten.
Descendants
- Welshgludfrom Proto-Brythonic *glʉd