adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pestilentus
pestilentus (feminine pestilenta, neuter pestilentum)
Classical[pɛs.tɪˈɫɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pes.tiˈlɛn.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivepestilential, unhealthy
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pestilentus | pestilenta | pestilentum |
| genitive | pestilentī | pestilentae | pestilentī |
| dative | pestilentō | pestilentae | pestilentō |
| accusative | pestilentum | pestilentam | pestilentum |
| ablative | pestilentō | pestilentā | pestilentō |
| vocative | pestilente | pestilenta | pestilentum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pestilentī | pestilentae | pestilenta |
| genitive | pestilentōrum | pestilentārum | pestilentōrum |
| dative | pestilentīs | pestilentīs | pestilentīs |
| accusative | pestilentōs | pestilentās | pestilenta |
| ablative | pestilentīs | pestilentīs | pestilentīs |
| vocative | pestilentī | pestilentae | pestilenta |
pestĭlentus, a, um, adj. pestis,
I. pestilential, unhealthy (ante-class. for pestilens): loca, Laevius ap. Gell. 19, 7, 7.
Origins
From pestis (“disease, plague”) + -ilentus (“full of, abounding in”).
In English words that came into English from pestilentus
- pestilencepestilentia
- pestilentialpestilentialis