LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

marcidus

marcidus (feminine marcida, neuter marcidum)
Classical[ˈmar.kɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.t͡ʃi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewithered, dropping, rotten
  2. adjectiveapathetic, languid
  3. adjectiveexhausted, feeble, weak

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemarcidusmarcidamarcidum
genitivemarcidīmarcidaemarcidī
dativemarcidōmarcidaemarcidō
accusativemarcidummarcidammarcidum
ablativemarcidōmarcidāmarcidō
vocativemarcidemarcidamarcidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemarcidīmarcidaemarcida
genitivemarcidōrummarcidārummarcidōrum
dativemarcidīsmarcidīsmarcidīs
accusativemarcidōsmarcidāsmarcida
ablativemarcidīsmarcidīsmarcidīs
vocativemarcidīmarcidaemarcida

marcĭdus, a, um, adj. marceo,
I. withered, wasted, shrunk, decayed, rotten (mostly poet. and post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: lilia marcida, Ov. M. 10, 92: aures, Plin. 11, 37, 50, § 137: cicatrices, id. prooem. 23: stagna, foul, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 280: asseres vetustate marcidi fiunt, Vitr. 2, 8, 20: manus, Val. Max. 6, 9, 6 ext.—
II. Transf., weak, feeble, languid, enervated, exhausted: huc incede gradu marcidus ebrio, Sen. Med. 69: marcidus edomito bellum referebat ab Haemo Liber, Stat. Th. 4, 652: somno, Plin. Pan. 63: somno aut libidinosis vigiliis, Tac. A. 6, 10; Plin. Pan. 63: sol, faint, pale, dull, Poët. ap. Diom. p. 445 P.: senectus, Val. Max. 7, 7, 4: oculi libidine marcidi, languishing, voluptuous, App. M. 3, p. 135, 34.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin marcidus From marceō (“wither”) + -idus.

Descendants
  • Italianmarcido
  • Romanianmârced
  • Sardinianmartzu
  • Englishmarcid
  • Portuguesemárcido
  • Romanshmarsch

In English words that came into English from marcidus

  • marcidmarcidus
  • marcelinemarcidus

Quick answers

What does marcidus mean in Latin?
marcidus, a adjective, means “withered, dropping, rotten; apathetic, languid; exhausted, feeble, weak”.
How do you pronounce marcidus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmar.kɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmar.t͡ʃi.dus].