LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pellūcidus

pellūcidus (feminine pellūcida, neuter pellūcidum)
Classical[pɛlˈluː.kɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[pelˈluː.t͡ʃi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetransparent, pellucid
  2. adjectivevery bright

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Perlucidus · Pellucidus · Perlegere · Pellegere · Perlicere · Pellicere · Perjurare · Pejerare

1. Perlucidus means very bright, whereas pellucidus, transparent. Cic. Civ. i. 57. 2. Perlegere means to read through, that is, from beginning to end; whereas pellegere, to read over, that is, not to leave unread. Plaut. Pseud. i. 1. 3. Perlicere means completely to inveigle, Liv. iv. 15. Tac. Ann. xiii. 48; whereas pellicere, to lead astray. 4. Perjurare means to swear falsely; pejerare, to violate an oath. (ii. 82.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepellūciduspellūcidapellūcidum
genitivepellūcidīpellūcidaepellūcidī
dativepellūcidōpellūcidaepellūcidō
accusativepellūcidumpellūcidampellūcidum
ablativepellūcidōpellūcidāpellūcidō
vocativepellūcidepellūcidapellūcidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepellūcidīpellūcidaepellūcida
genitivepellūcidōrumpellūcidārumpellūcidōrum
dativepellūcidīspellūcidīspellūcidīs
accusativepellūcidōspellūcidāspellūcida
ablativepellūcidīspellūcidīspellūcidīs
vocativepellūcidīpellūcidaepellūcida

pellūcĭdus (perl-), a, um, adj. perluceo,
I. transparent, pellucid.
I. Lit.: membrana, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: deos induxit Epicurus perlucidos et perflabiles, id. Div. 2, 17, 40: fons, Ov. H. 15, 157; cf.: arcanique fides prodiga perlucidior vitro, Hor. C. 1, 18, 16: perlucidus, crenidatus, armillatus, in a transparent garment, Sen. Const. Sap. 18: pellucidus ostro, Mart. 12, 38, 3.—
II. Transf., very bright: illustris et perlucida stella, Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130.

Origins

From per (“through”) + lūcidus (“clear, bright”), from lūceō (“shine, be visible”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpel·lúcid
  • Englishpellucid
  • Frenchpellucide
  • Italianpellucido
  • Portuguesepelúcido
  • Spanishpelúcido

In English words that came into English from pellūcidus

  • pellucidpellūcidus

Quick answers

What does pellūcidus mean in Latin?
pellūcidus, a adjective, means “transparent, pellucid; very bright”.
How do you pronounce pellūcidus?
In classical Latin, [pɛlˈluː.kɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pelˈluː.t͡ʃi.dus].