noun · masculinethird declension
nebulō
nebulō m (genitive nebulōnis)
Classical[ˈnɛ.bʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛː.bu.lo]
Meaning
- rascal, scoundrel, good-for-nothing
- slave
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nebulō | nebulōnēs |
| genitive | nebulōnis | nebulōnum |
| dative | nebulōnī | nebulōnibus |
| accusative | nebulōnem | nebulōnēs |
| ablative | nebulōne | nebulōnibus |
| vocative | nebulō | nebulōnēs |
nĕbŭlo, ōnis, m. nebula,
I. a paltry, worthiess fellow, an idle rascal, a sorry wretch: nugator ac nebulo, Lucil. ap. Non. 19, 3; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 15:
nos ab isto nebulone facetius eludimur, quam putamus, Cic. Rosc. Am. 44, 128: nebulones Alcinoique juventus, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 28: vappa ac nebulo, id. S. 1, 1, 104; cf. id. ib. 1, 2, 12: nebulo lucifugus (perh. on account of the etymology of the word), a scoundrel that shuns the light, Lucil. ap. Non. 19, 2.—In apposition with homo: vulgus nebulonum hominum, Gell. 1, 2, 7; 16, 6, 12.—II. Acc. to Acron ad Hor. S. 1, 2, 12, nebulo also signifies a man of low birth; on which account slaves were also called nebulones.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nebulō ōnis, m
nebula, a paltry fellow, idler, scamp , T.: iste, H.
Origins
From nebula.