adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
herbidus
herbidus (feminine herbida, neuter herbidum)
Classical[ˈhɛr.bɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛr.bi.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivegrassy
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herbidus | herbida | herbidum |
| genitive | herbidī | herbidae | herbidī |
| dative | herbidō | herbidae | herbidō |
| accusative | herbidum | herbidam | herbidum |
| ablative | herbidō | herbidā | herbidō |
| vocative | herbide | herbida | herbidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herbidī | herbidae | herbida |
| genitive | herbidōrum | herbidārum | herbidōrum |
| dative | herbidīs | herbidīs | herbidīs |
| accusative | herbidōs | herbidās | herbida |
| ablative | herbidīs | herbidīs | herbidīs |
| vocative | herbidī | herbidae | herbida |
herbĭdus, a, um, adj. herba.
I. Full of grass or herbs, grassy:
campi, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16; Liv. 9, 2, 7: Epiros, Ov. M. 8, 282: segetes, full of weeds, Col. 1, 6, 22: potus, obtained from herbs, Plin. 24, 6, 19, § 28: insulae herbidae omnes harundine et junco, Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 5: ripae, Amm. 14, 3, 4.— II. Like grass, grassy, grass-colored:
folium herbidi coloris, Plin. 12, 14, 31, § 56: lux, Prud. Psych. 863.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
herbidus adj.
herba, full of grass, grassy : campus, L.: Epiros, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ? Latin herba Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin herbidus From herba + -idus.