adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pluvius1
pluvius (feminine pluvia, neuter pluvium)
Classical[ˈpɫʊ.wi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpluː.vi.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverainy, bringing rain
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pluvius | pluvia | pluvium |
| genitive | pluviī | pluviae | pluviī |
| dative | pluviō | pluviae | pluviō |
| accusative | pluvium | pluviam | pluvium |
| ablative | pluviō | pluviā | pluviō |
| vocative | pluvie | pluvia | pluvium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pluviī | pluviae | pluvia |
| genitive | pluviōrum | pluviārum | pluviōrum |
| dative | pluviīs | pluviīs | pluviīs |
| accusative | pluviōs | pluviās | pluvia |
| ablative | pluviīs | pluviīs | pluviīs |
| vocative | pluviī | pluviae | pluvia |
plŭvĭus, a, um, adj. pluo,
I. rainy, causing or bringing rain, rain- (class.): SI AQVA PLVVIA NOCET, rain-water, Fragm. XII. Tab.; cf.
aquae, Cic. Mur. 9, 22; id. Top. 9, 38: tempestates, Cato, R. R. 2, 3: caelum, Varr. R. R. 1, 13, 2: Hyades, rain-bringing, Verg. A. 3, 516: venti, Hor. C. 1, 17, 4: rores, rain, id. ib. 3, 3, 56: arcus, rainbow, id. A. P. 18: Juppiter, who dispenses rain, Tib. 1, 8 (7), 26 (cf.: Juppiter uvidus, Verg. G. 1, 418, and Ζεὺς ἰκμαῖος): dies, Col. 2, 15: caeli status, id. 2, 10: nomen, Plin. 2, 39, § 106.—Hence, subst.: plŭvĭum, ii, n., = impluvium, q. v., the inner court of a dwelling, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 41.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pluvius adj.
PLV-, rainy, bringing rain : Hyades, V.: Iuppiter, Tb.: aqua, rain-water , S.: aurum, a shower of gold , O. rores, rain , H.: arcus, rainbow , H.: frigus, a cold shower , V.—As subst n., the inner court of a dwelling : Venisse per pluvium, T.
Origins
From pluit (“to rain”).