adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
perlucidus
perlucidus (feminine perlucida, neuter perlucidum)
Classical[pɛrˈɫʊ.kɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[perˈluː.t͡ʃi.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivetransparent, pellucid
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
per quem lūx trānsitperlūcidus -a -um — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 6
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
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perlucidus | perlucida | perlucidum |
| genitive | perlucidī | perlucidae | perlucidī |
| dative | perlucidō | perlucidae | perlucidō |
| accusative | perlucidum | perlucidam | perlucidum |
| ablative | perlucidō | perlucidā | perlucidō |
| vocative | perlucide | perlucida | perlucidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perlucidī | perlucidae | perlucida |
| genitive | perlucidōrum | perlucidārum | perlucidōrum |
| dative | perlucidīs | perlucidīs | perlucidīs |
| accusative | perlucidōs | perlucidās | perlucida |
| ablative | perlucidīs | perlucidīs | perlucidīs |
| vocative | perlucidī | perlucidae | perlucida |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-lūcidus (pellu-) adj.
with comp, transparent, pellucid: pulvinus: membrana: fons, O.: Arcanique fides prodiga perlucidior vitro, H.— Extremely bright: stella.