adjectivefirst-declension one-termination adjective
nūbigena
nūbigena (genitive nūbigenae)
Classical[nuːˈbɪ.ɡɛ.na]Ecclesiastical[nuˈbiː.d͡ʒe.na]
Meaning
- one terminationpoeticcloud-born, born of clouds or of a cloud
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nūbigena | nūbigena | nūbigena |
| genitive | nūbigenae | nūbigenae | nūbigenae |
| dative | nūbigenae | nūbigenae | nūbigenae |
| accusative | nūbigenam | nūbigenam | nūbigena |
| ablative | nūbigenā | nūbigenā | nūbigenā |
| vocative | nūbigena | nūbigena | nūbigena |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nūbigenae | nūbigenae | nūbigena |
| genitive | nūbigenārum | nūbigenārum | nūbigenārum |
| dative | nūbigenīs | nūbigenīs | nūbigenīs |
| accusative | nūbigenās | nūbigenās | nūbigena |
| ablative | nūbigenīs | nūbigenīs | nūbigenīs |
| vocative | nūbigenae | nūbigenae | nūbigena |
nūbĭgĕna, ae, comm. nubes-gigno,
I. cloud-born, born of clouds or of a cloud (poet.).
I. In gen.:
amnes, Stat. Th. 1, 365: nimbi, Prud. Hamart. 486: clipei, the Ancilia (so called because they fell from the sky), Stat. S. 5, 2, 131.—II. In partic.
A. The Centaurs, whom Ixion begot of a cloud, Stat. Th. 5, 263; Ov. M. 12, 211; 541; cf. Hyg. Fab. 62.—
B. Phrixus, as the son of Nephele: Phrixus nubigena, Col. poët. 10, 115.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nūbigena ae
nubes+GEN-, cloud-born .—Of the Centaurs, V., O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)newdʰ-der.?
- Latinnūbigena
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁etider. Proto-Italic Latin gigno Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -gena Latin nūbigena From nūbēs (“cloud”) + -gena (“born from”).