LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

stlembus

stlembus (feminine stlemba, neuter stlembum)
Classical[ˈstɫɛm.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstlɛm.bus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveslow

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativestlembusstlembastlembum
genitivestlembīstlembaestlembī
dativestlembōstlembaestlembō
accusativestlembumstlembamstlembum
ablativestlembōstlembāstlembō
vocativestlembestlembastlembum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativestlembīstlembaestlemba
genitivestlembōrumstlembārumstlembōrum
dativestlembīsstlembīsstlembīs
accusativestlembōsstlembāsstlemba
ablativestlembīsstlembīsstlembīs
vocativestlembīstlembaestlemba

stlembus, gravis tardus, sicut Lucilius pedibus stlembum dixit equum pigrum et tardum, Fest. pp. 312 and 313 Müll.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *stḷb-. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål stelpa (“to impede”) and Lithuanian stlelbti (“to become stale”).

Quick answers

What does stlembus mean in Latin?
stlembus, a adjective, means “slow”.
How do you pronounce stlembus?
In classical Latin, [ˈstɫɛm.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstlɛm.bus].