adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
iunceus
iunceus (feminine iuncea, neuter iunceum)
Classical[ˈjʊŋ.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈjun̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.us]
Meaning
- adjectivemade of rush
- adjectivelike or resembling a rush
- adjectivefigurativelyslim, slender
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iunceus | iuncea | iunceum |
| genitive | iunceī | iunceae | iunceī |
| dative | iunceō | iunceae | iunceō |
| accusative | iunceum | iunceam | iunceum |
| ablative | iunceō | iunceā | iunceō |
| vocative | iuncee | iuncea | iunceum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | iunceī | iunceae | iuncea |
| genitive | iunceōrum | iunceārum | iunceōrum |
| dative | iunceīs | iunceīs | iunceīs |
| accusative | iunceōs | iunceās | iuncea |
| ablative | iunceīs | iunceīs | iunceīs |
| vocative | iunceī | iunceae | iuncea |
juncĕus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Made of rushes, rush-:
sporta, Col. 12, 6: vincula, Ov. F. 4, 870: cratis, Plin. 21, 14, 49, § 84.— Comically: nam mihi jam intus potione junceā onerabo gulam, with a rush-drink, i. e. with a rope of rushes, Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 56.—II. Like a rush:
herba caule junceo pedali, Plin. 25, 8, 47, § 85.—B. Transf., slim, slender:
tam etsi bona'st natura, reddunt curatura junceam, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 25 (Fleck.): pectora, Prud. στεφ. 3, 132: proceritas columnarum, Cassiod. Var. 7, 15.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
iunceus adj.
iuncus, made of rushes: vincula, O.—Fig., slim, slender: alquam reddunt iunceam, T.
Origins
From iuncus (“a rush”) + -eus.
Borrowings
- Spanishjuncia
- Italiancunziafrom Spanish juncia
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanjonça