adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
lūdibundus
lūdibundus (feminine lūdibunda, neuter lūdibundum)
Classical[ɫuː.dɪˈbʊn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[lu.diˈbun.dus]
Meaning
- adjectiveplayful, sportive, frolicsome, wanton
- adjectiveplaying easily without danger
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūdibundus | lūdibunda | lūdibundum |
| genitive | lūdibundī | lūdibundae | lūdibundī |
| dative | lūdibundō | lūdibundae | lūdibundō |
| accusative | lūdibundum | lūdibundam | lūdibundum |
| ablative | lūdibundō | lūdibundā | lūdibundō |
| vocative | lūdibunde | lūdibunda | lūdibundum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūdibundī | lūdibundae | lūdibunda |
| genitive | lūdibundōrum | lūdibundārum | lūdibundōrum |
| dative | lūdibundīs | lūdibundīs | lūdibundīs |
| accusative | lūdibundōs | lūdibundās | lūdibunda |
| ablative | lūdibundīs | lūdibundīs | lūdibundīs |
| vocative | lūdibundī | lūdibundae | lūdibunda |
lūdĭbundus, a, um, adj. ludo,
I. playful, sportive, frolicsome, wanton.
I. Lit.:
Sic palliolatim amictus hac incessi ludibundus, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 30: milites ita ludibundi Beneventum rediere, ut ab epulis reverti viderentur, Liv. 24, 16: circum vicos vagabatur ludibundus, Suet. Ner. 26: oculi ludibundi atque illecebrae voluptatisque plenae, Gell. 3, 5, 2.—II. Transf., playing, easily, without danger:
caelo sereno in Italiam ludibundi pervenimus, Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2: si Vulteium habebis, omnia ludibundus conficies, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 67, § 156.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lūdibundus adj.
ludo, playful, sportive, frolicsome, jubilant : milites ita ludibundi, ut, etc., L. — Playing, easily, without effort, without danger . ad Hydruntem ludibundi pervenimus: omnia ludibundus conficies.
Origins
From lūdō (“play”) + -bundus.