LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

gravēdō

gravēdō f (genitive gravēdinis)

Meaning

  1. cold in the head
  2. catarrh

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegravēdōgravēdinēs
genitivegravēdinisgravēdinum
dativegravēdinīgravēdinibus
accusativegravēdinemgravēdinēs
ablativegravēdinegravēdinibus
vocativegravēdōgravēdinēs

grăvēdo, ĭnis, f. gravis.
I. Heaviness of the limbs, cold in the head, catarrh: quasi gravedo profluat, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 51; Cels. 4, 2, 4; Cic. Att. 10, 16, 6; 16, 14, 4; Cat. 44, 13; Plin. 23, 1, 6, § 10; 25, 13, 94, § 150; 30, 4, 11, § 31.—In plur., Cels. 1, 2; of heaviness in the head produced by intoxication: ad crapulae gravedines, Plin. 20, 13, 51, § 136.—
II. Pregnancy, Nemes. Cyneg. 132.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷraus
  4. Latingravēdō

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin -ēdō Latin gravēdō From gravis + -ēdō.

Quick answers

What does gravēdō mean in Latin?
gravēdō, a noun, means “cold in the head; catarrh”.
What is the genitive of gravēdō?
The genitive singular is gravēdinis. gravēdō is feminine, third declension.
Where does gravēdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us → Proto-Italic *gʷraus → Latin gravēdō.