adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
plūmeus
plūmeus (feminine plūmea, neuter plūmeum)
Classical[ˈpɫuː.me.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpluː.me.us]
Meaning
- adjectivedowny, covered with down
- adjectivefigurativelysoft, light, delicate
- adjectivefigurativelyembroidered
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | plūmeus | plūmea | plūmeum |
| genitive | plūmeī | plūmeae | plūmeī |
| dative | plūmeō | plūmeae | plūmeō |
| accusative | plūmeum | plūmeam | plūmeum |
| ablative | plūmeō | plūmeā | plūmeō |
| vocative | plūmee | plūmea | plūmeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | plūmeī | plūmeae | plūmea |
| genitive | plūmeōrum | plūmeārum | plūmeōrum |
| dative | plūmeīs | plūmeīs | plūmeīs |
| accusative | plūmeōs | plūmeās | plūmea |
| ablative | plūmeīs | plūmeīs | plūmeīs |
| vocative | plūmeī | plūmeae | plūmea |
plūmĕus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Lit., downy, covered or filled with down, down- (class.):
culcita plumea, Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 46: aures, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 68.—II. Transf.
A. Downy, like down, i. e. light, soft, delicate (poet. and post-class.):
plumea pondera, Mart. 4, 19, 7: nives, Arn. 2, 84: plumea et lactea cutis, App. M. 3, p. 135, 26.—B. Embroidered:
indumenta, Prud. Ham. 295.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
plūmeus adj.
pluma, downy, filled with down : culcita: torus, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*plew-
- Latinplūmeus
Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂ Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin plūmeus From plūma (“feather”) + -eus.