adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
lābundus
lābundus (feminine lābunda, neuter lābundum)
Classical[ɫaːˈbʊn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[laˈbun.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivefalling, tumbling
unda sub undis labunda sonit
The wave tumbling beneath the waves resoundsc. 140 BCE – 104 BCE, Accius, Tragoediae 573-577
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lābundus | lābunda | lābundum |
| genitive | lābundī | lābundae | lābundī |
| dative | lābundō | lābundae | lābundō |
| accusative | lābundum | lābundam | lābundum |
| ablative | lābundō | lābundā | lābundō |
| vocative | lābunde | lābunda | lābundum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lābundī | lābundae | lābunda |
| genitive | lābundōrum | lābundārum | lābundōrum |
| dative | lābundīs | lābundīs | lābundīs |
| accusative | lābundōs | lābundās | lābunda |
| ablative | lābundīs | lābundīs | lābundīs |
| vocative | lābundī | lābundae | lābunda |
lābundus, a, um, adj. 1. labor,
I. falling: unda, Att. ap. Non. 504, 32.
Origins
By surface analysis, lābor + -undus. The term is probably a fossilized adjective that dates back to a time before the -undus suffix became associated with the gerundive.