adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
strīdulus
strīdulus (feminine strīdula, neuter strīdulum)
Classical[ˈstriː.dʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstriː.du.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivecreaking, rattling, whizzing, buzzing, stridulous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | strīdulus | strīdula | strīdulum |
| genitive | strīdulī | strīdulae | strīdulī |
| dative | strīdulō | strīdulae | strīdulō |
| accusative | strīdulum | strīdulam | strīdulum |
| ablative | strīdulō | strīdulā | strīdulō |
| vocative | strīdule | strīdula | strīdulum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | strīdulī | strīdulae | strīdula |
| genitive | strīdulōrum | strīdulārum | strīdulōrum |
| dative | strīdulīs | strīdulīs | strīdulīs |
| accusative | strīdulōs | strīdulās | strīdula |
| ablative | strīdulīs | strīdulīs | strīdulīs |
| vocative | strīdulī | strīdulae | strīdula |
strīdŭlus, a, um, adj. strideo,
I. creaking, rattling, hissing, whizzing, buzzing, stridulous (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
stridula cornus (i. e. hasta), Verg. A. 12, 267: fraxinus, Claud. in Ruf. 3, 218: plaustra, Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 30: fax lacrimoso stridula fumo fuit, id. M. 10, 6: manus monstri (i. e. elephanti), Sil. 9, 627: stridula et tenuis vox, Sen. Ep. 56, 2: examina apum, Claud. Cons. Hon. 4, 380.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
strīdulus adj.
strido, creaking, rattling, hissing, whizzing, buzzing : cornus (i. e. hasta), V.: Fax fumo, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin strīdulus From strīdō (“to whiz”) + -ulus (“-ing”).
Descendants
- Englishstridulous
- Frenchstriduleux
- Germanstridulösfrom French striduleux
- Italianstridulo