adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
queribundus
queribundus (feminine queribunda, neuter queribundum)
Classical[kʷɛ.rɪˈbʊn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷe.riˈbun.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivecomplaining, plaintive
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | queribundus | queribunda | queribundum |
| genitive | queribundī | queribundae | queribundī |
| dative | queribundō | queribundae | queribundō |
| accusative | queribundum | queribundam | queribundum |
| ablative | queribundō | queribundā | queribundō |
| vocative | queribunde | queribunda | queribundum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | queribundī | queribundae | queribunda |
| genitive | queribundōrum | queribundārum | queribundōrum |
| dative | queribundīs | queribundīs | queribundīs |
| accusative | queribundōs | queribundās | queribunda |
| ablative | queribundīs | queribundīs | queribundīs |
| vocative | queribundī | queribundae | queribunda |
quĕrĭbundus, a, um, adj. queror,
I. complaining (rare but class.).
A. Of persons:
totos lustrat queribunda penates, Val. Fl. 7, 126. — Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
queribundus adj.
QVES-, wailing, plaintive : vox: Natorum animae, O.
Origins
From queror (“to complain”) + -bundus.