adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
plumbeus
plumbeus (feminine plumbea, neuter plumbeum)
Classical[ˈpɫʊm.be.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈplum.be.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to lead.
- adjectiveMade of lead, leaden, full of lead.
- adjectiveBlunt, dull.
- adjectiveHeavy, burdensome.
- adjectivepoeticVile, bad, poor.
- adjectivefigurativelyStupid, stolid.
- adjectiveHaving the color of lead.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | plumbeus | plumbea | plumbeum |
| genitive | plumbeī | plumbeae | plumbeī |
| dative | plumbeō | plumbeae | plumbeō |
| accusative | plumbeum | plumbeam | plumbeum |
| ablative | plumbeō | plumbeā | plumbeō |
| vocative | plumbee | plumbea | plumbeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | plumbeī | plumbeae | plumbea |
| genitive | plumbeōrum | plumbeārum | plumbeōrum |
| dative | plumbeīs | plumbeīs | plumbeīs |
| accusative | plumbeōs | plumbeās | plumbea |
| ablative | plumbeīs | plumbeīs | plumbeīs |
| vocative | plumbeī | plumbeae | plumbea |
plumbĕus, a, um, adj. plumbum,
I. of or belonging to lead, made of lead, leaden, lead-.
I. Lit.:
plumbea glans, Lucr. 6, 306: pistillum, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 169: vas, id. 33, 6, 35, § 109: ictus, blows given with a scourge to which a leaden ball is attached, Prud. στεφ. 10, 122.—Subst. 2. plum-bĕa, ae, f., a leaden ball:
ut mortuus ictu plumbeae crederetur, Spart. Sever. 11, 2. —B. Transf.
1. Leaden, blunt, dull (class.):
plumbeo gladio jugulatus, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 2: o plumbeum pugionem! id. Fin. 4, 18, 48.—2. Leaden, bad, vile, poor, worthless (poet.):
nummus, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 40; id. Trin. 4, 2, 120: faber, qui cudere soles plumbeos nummos, to coin leaden money, i. e. bad jokes, id. Most. 4, 2, 11; so, plumbei, as subst. (sc. nummi), Mart. 10, 74, 4: vina, Mart. 10, 49, 5: mala, id. 10, 94, 4: carmina, Aus. Ep. 6, 1.—3. Leaden, i. e. heavy, oppressive, burdensome (poet.):
nec plumbeus Auster Auctumnusque gravis, Hor. S. 2, 6, 18.—II. Trop.
A. Leaden, i. e. heavy, weighty (ante-class.):
si quid peccatum est, plumbeas iras gerunt, Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 16.—B. Leaden, dull, stupid, stolid (class.):
caudex, stipes, asinus, plumbeus, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 4: nisi plane in physicis plumbei sumus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71: cor, without feeling, Licin. ap. Suet. Ner. 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
plumbeus adj.
plumbum, of lead, leaden : glans, O.— Leaden, blunt, dull : gladius.— Leaden, heavy, oppressive, burdensome : Auster, H.—Fig., leaden, dull, stupid, stolid : asinus, plumbeus, T.: in physicis.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin plumbeus From plumbum (“lead”) + -eus.
Descendants
- Catalanplumbi
- Italianplumbeo
- Portugueseplúmbeo
- Spanishplúmbeo
In English words that came into English from plumbeus
- plumbeousplumbeus