LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

liquidus

liquidus (feminine liquida, neuter liquidum, comparative liquidior, superlative liquidissimus, adverb liquidē or liquidō)
Classical[ˈlɪ.kʷɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.kʷi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveliquid, fluid, flowing
  2. adjectiveclear, transparent, limpid
  3. adjectivefigurativelywithout interruption, smooth, fluid, flowing
  4. adjectivefigurativelyclear, calm, serene, peaceful
  5. adjectivefigurativelyunadulterated, unmixed, pure
  6. adjectivefigurativelyclear, manifest, evident, obvious, certain

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeliquidusliquidaliquidum
genitiveliquidīliquidaeliquidī
dativeliquidōliquidaeliquidō
accusativeliquidumliquidamliquidum
ablativeliquidōliquidāliquidō
vocativeliquideliquidaliquidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeliquidīliquidaeliquida
genitiveliquidōrumliquidārumliquidōrum
dativeliquidīsliquidīsliquidīs
accusativeliquidōsliquidāsliquida
ablativeliquidīsliquidīsliquidīs
vocativeliquidīliquidaeliquida

lī^quĭdus, a, um (the first syll. usually short; long in Lucr. 1, 349; 3, 427; while in the line id. 4, 1259 it is used both as long and short;
I. v. infra), adj. liqueo, flowing, fluid, liquid.
I. Lit.: aqua bona et liquida, Cato, R. R. 73: crassaque conveniant liquidis et liquida crassis, Lucr. 4, 1259: liquida moles, the sea, id. 6, 405: iter, a voyage, Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 14: palaestra (because there liquid unguents were used), Luc. 9, 661: odores, liquid unguents, Hor. C. 1, 5, 2: sorores, fountain-nymphs, Ov. M. 1, 704: venter, loose, Cels. 2, 8: alvus, watery, loose, id. 2, 6.—Subst.: lī^quĭdum, i, n., a liquid, water: tibi si sit opus liquidi non amplius urna, Hor. S. 1, 1, 54: cum liquido mixtā polentā, Ov. M. 5, 454.—
B. Transf., clear, bright, transparent, limpid, pure: lumen, Lucr. 5, 281: fontes, Verg. E. 2, 59: ignis, id. ib. 6, 33: aër, id. G. 1, 404: aether, id. A. 7, 65; Hor. C. 2, 20, 2: Baiae, id. ib. 3, 4, 24: color, id. ib. 4, 8, 7: liquidior lux, Curt. 7, 11, 22: liquidissima caeli tempestas, Lucr. 4, 168: nox, Verg. A. 10, 272: aestas, id. G. 4, 59: iter, serene way (through the air), id. A. 5, 217.—
2. Esp. of sounds.
(a). Of the voice: vox, a clear voice or song: variae volucres liquidis loca vocibus opplent, Lucr. 2, 146; Verg. G. 1, 410: cui liquidam pater Vocem cum cithara dedit, Hor. C. 1, 24, 3: carmen citharae, Lucr. 4, 981.—
(b). Liquidae consonantes, the liquids, i. e. the letters l, m, n, r, Prisc. 1, 2, 11; 2, 2, 13: liquidae dictae sunt (litterae) quia liquescunt in metro aliquoties et pereunt, Cledon. p. 1882 P. al.; cf. liquesco, I. B. 2.—
II. Trop.
A. Flowing, continuing without interruption: genus sermonis, Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159.—
B. Clear, calm, serene, peaceful: tam liquidus est, quam liquida esse tempestas solet, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 64: animo liquido et tranquillo es, id. Ep. 5, 1, 36: liquido's animo, id. Ps. 1, 3, 3: mens, Cat. 63, 46: somnus, Val. Fl. 4, 16.—
C. Unmixed, unadulterated: ut quicquid inde haurias, purum liquidumque te haurire sentias, Cic. Caecin. 27, 78: voluptas liquida puraque, Lucr. 3, 40; cf.: voluptas et libera, Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 58.—
D. Clear, evident, certain: auspicium, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 72.—Hence, lī^quĭdum, i, n., clearness, certainty: redigere aliquid ad liquidum, Sen. Ep. 71, 32: ad liquidum confessumque perducere aliquid, Quint. 5, 14, 28: res ad liquidum ratione perducta, Vell. 1, 16, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms: lĭ-quĭdō and lĭquĭdē, clearly.
1. Lit.: caelum liquide serenum, Gell. 2, 21, 2.— Comp.: liquidius audiunt talpae, Plin. 10, 69, 88, § 191.—
2. Clearly, plainly, evidently, certainly: aliquid liquido audire, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136; so, confirmare, id. ib. 2, 4, 56, § 124: negare, id. Fam. 11, 27, 7: si liquido appareat, Dig. 44, 5, 1: si liquido constiterit, ib. 29, 4, 4.—In the form liquide: consistere, Gell. 14, 1, 7.—Comp.: liquidius judicare, Cic. Fam. 10, 10, 1: liquidius facere, id. Fin. 2, 12, 38: aliquid liquidius absolvere, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 20.—Sup.: liquidissime atque invictissime defendere, Aug. Ep. 28 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wleykʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wlikʷéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*(w)likʷēō
  4. Latinliquidus

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin liquidus From liqueō (“to be liquid”) + -idus.

Descendants
  • Catalanlíquid
  • Englishliquid
  • Frenchliquide
  • Italianliquido
  • Portugueselíquido
  • Romanianlichid
  • Spanishlíquido
  • Galicianlíquido
  • Piedmonteselìquid
  • Sicilianlìcutu

Quick answers

What does liquidus mean in Latin?
liquidus, a adjective, means “liquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent, limpid; without interruption, smooth, fluid, flowing”.
How do you pronounce liquidus?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪ.kʷɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈliː.kʷi.dus].
Where does liquidus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō → Latin liquidus.