adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
riguus
riguus (feminine rigua, neuter riguum)
Classical[ˈrɪ.ɡu.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈriː.ɡu.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveirrigating, watering
- adjectiveirrigated, watered
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | riguus | rigua | riguum |
| genitive | riguī | riguae | riguī |
| dative | riguō | riguae | riguō |
| accusative | riguum | riguam | riguum |
| ablative | riguō | riguā | riguō |
| vocative | rigue | rigua | riguum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | riguī | riguae | rigua |
| genitive | riguōrum | riguārum | riguōrum |
| dative | riguīs | riguīs | riguīs |
| accusative | riguōs | riguās | rigua |
| ablative | riguīs | riguīs | riguīs |
| vocative | riguī | riguae | rigua |
rĭgŭus, a, um, adj. rigo (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. Act., that waters, irrigates; watering, irrigating:
in vallibus amnes, Verg. G. 2, 485.—II. Pass., watered, wellwatered:
hortus, Ov. M. 8, 646; 10, 190; 13, 797: pratum, Col. 2, 16, 3: mons scatebris fontium, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 6.—Transf.: quae plurimo lacte rigua bos est, i. e. distended with milk, Sol. 2.— Hence, subst.: rĭgŭa, ōrum, n., well-watered places: circa Babylonis rigua, Plin. 9, 57, 83, § 175; 17, 26, 39, § 247; so once in sing.: rĭgŭus, i, m. (sc. ager), a well-watered place, id. 17, 26, 41, § 250.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
riguus adj.
cf. rigo, abounding in water, watering, irrigating : in vallibus amnes, V.— Wellwatered : hortus, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin riguus From rigō + -uus.
In English words that came into English from riguus
- irriguousirriguus