adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pōtulentus
pōtulentus (feminine pōtulenta, neuter pōtulentum)
Classical[poː.tʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[po.tuˈlɛn.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivedrinkable, potable
- adjectivedrunken, intoxicated
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pōtulentus | pōtulenta | pōtulentum |
| genitive | pōtulentī | pōtulentae | pōtulentī |
| dative | pōtulentō | pōtulentae | pōtulentō |
| accusative | pōtulentum | pōtulentam | pōtulentum |
| ablative | pōtulentō | pōtulentā | pōtulentō |
| vocative | pōtulente | pōtulenta | pōtulentum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pōtulentī | pōtulentae | pōtulenta |
| genitive | pōtulentōrum | pōtulentārum | pōtulentōrum |
| dative | pōtulentīs | pōtulentīs | pōtulentīs |
| accusative | pōtulentōs | pōtulentās | pōtulenta |
| ablative | pōtulentīs | pōtulentīs | pōtulentīs |
| vocative | pōtulentī | pōtulentae | pōtulenta |
pōtŭlentus (pōcŭl-), a, um, adj. potus.
I. That may be drunk, drinkable (rare but class.).—Subst. plur.: pōtŭlen-ta, ōrum, n., drinkables, drinks:
gustatus habitat in eā parte oris, quā esculentis et potulentis iter natura patefecit, Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 141: esculenta omnia et potulenta, Gell. 17, 11, 2; cf. Q. Scaevola ap. Gell. 4, 1, 17.—II. Drunken, intoxicated (post-Aug.), Suet. Oth. 2; App. M. 3, p. 131, 18.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pōtulentus (pōcul-) adj.
potus, drinkable. —Plur. n . as subst, drinkables, drinks : esculenta et potulenta.
Origins
From pōtus (“drink, draught”) + -ulentus (“full of, abounding in”).