adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
irriguus
irriguus (feminine irrigua, neuter irriguum)
Classical[ɪrˈrɪ.ɡu.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[irˈriː.ɡu.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveirrigated, watered
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | irriguus | irrigua inrigua | irriguum inriguum |
| genitive | irriguī inriguī | irriguae inriguae | irriguī inriguī |
| dative | irriguō inriguō | irriguae inriguae | irriguō inriguō |
| accusative | irriguum inriguum | irriguam inriguam | irriguum inriguum |
| ablative | irriguō inriguō | irriguā inriguā | irriguō inriguō |
| vocative | irrigue inrigue | irrigua inrigua | irriguum inriguum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | irriguī inriguī | irriguae inriguae | irrigua inrigua |
| genitive | irriguōrum inriguōrum | irriguārum inriguārum | irriguōrum inriguōrum |
| dative | irriguīs inriguīs | irriguīs inriguīs | irriguīs inriguīs |
| accusative | irriguōs inriguōs | irriguās inriguās | irrigua inrigua |
| ablative | irriguīs inriguīs | irriguīs inriguīs | irriguīs inriguīs |
| vocative | irriguī inriguī | irriguae inriguae | irrigua inrigua |
irrĭgŭus (inr-), a, um, adj. 1. in-riguus,
I. supplied with water.
I. Lit.
A. Pass., watered, well-watered, irriguous; full of water, wet, swampy:
herba, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 9: hortus, Hor. S. 2, 4, 16: pratum, Prop. 1, 20, 37: campus, Luc. 4, 296: loca, Cels. 1, 3: regio irrigua fontibus, Plin. 5, 14, 15, § 70 (al. rigua).—B. Act., poet., watering, irriguous:
fons, Verg. G. 4, 32: aqua, Ov. Am. 2, 16, 2: aquae, Tib. 2, 1, 44. — II. Transf., poet.
C. Carmen, music produced by the water-organ, Auct. Aetnae, 295.—As subst.: irrĭ-gŭa, ōrum, n. plur.
1. Overflowings:
aquarum, Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23.— 2. Swamps, marshes, overflowed land:
(Euphrates) distrahitur ad inrigua, Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 124.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin irriguus From irrigō + -uus.
In English words that came into English from irriguus
- irriguousirriguus