LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pūrulentus

pūrulentus (feminine pūrulenta, neuter pūrulentum)
Classical[puː.rʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pu.ruˈlɛn.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepurulent, festering

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepūrulentuspūrulentapūrulentum
genitivepūrulentīpūrulentaepūrulentī
dativepūrulentōpūrulentaepūrulentō
accusativepūrulentumpūrulentampūrulentum
ablativepūrulentōpūrulentāpūrulentō
vocativepūrulentepūrulentapūrulentum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepūrulentīpūrulentaepūrulenta
genitivepūrulentōrumpūrulentārumpūrulentōrum
dativepūrulentīspūrulentīspūrulentīs
accusativepūrulentōspūrulentāspūrulenta
ablativepūrulentīspūrulentīspūrulentīs
vocativepūrulentīpūrulentaepūrulenta

pūrŭlentus, a, um, adj. pus,
I. festering, mattery, purulent: cancer albus purulentus est, Cato, R. R. 157; Cels. 2, 8; Plin. 22, 11, 13, § 28; 27, 12, 105, § 130; Sen. Ep. 95, 26.—Absol.: pūrŭlenta, ōrum, n., corrupt matter, pus, Plin. 20, 2, 5, § 10; 20, 4, 13, § 26.—Adv.: pūrŭlentē, purulently, Plin. 23, prooem. 3, § 7.

Origins

From pūs (“pus”) + -ulentus (“full of, abounding in”).

Descendants
  • Englishpurulent
  • Italianpurulento
  • Portuguesepurulento
  • Spanishpurulento

In English words that came into English from pūrulentus

  • purulentpūrulentus

Quick answers

What does pūrulentus mean in Latin?
pūrulentus, a adjective, means “purulent, festering”.
How do you pronounce pūrulentus?
In classical Latin, [puː.rʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pu.ruˈlɛn.tus].