adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sublestus
sublestus (feminine sublesta, neuter sublestum, comparative sublestior, superlative sublestissimus)
Classical[sʊbˈɫɛs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[subˈlɛs.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveweak, feeble or making weak; (by extension) shaky, empty, light, worthless
Tua istaec potestas est, pater. Verum tamen, quamquam res nostrae sunt, pater, pauperculae, modice et modeste meliust vitam vivere; nam ad paupertatem si admigrant infamiae,
c. 197 BCE, Plautus, Persa 3.1.16–20Multi more isto atque exemplo vivont, quos cum censeas esse amicos, reperiuntur falsi falsimoniis,
c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 3.6.13
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sublestus | sublesta | sublestum |
| genitive | sublestī | sublestae | sublestī |
| dative | sublestō | sublestae | sublestō |
| accusative | sublestum | sublestam | sublestum |
| ablative | sublestō | sublestā | sublestō |
| vocative | subleste | sublesta | sublestum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sublestī | sublestae | sublesta |
| genitive | sublestōrum | sublestārum | sublestōrum |
| dative | sublestīs | sublestīs | sublestīs |
| accusative | sublestōs | sublestās | sublesta |
| ablative | sublestīs | sublestīs | sublestīs |
| vocative | sublestī | sublestae | sublesta |
sublestus, a, um, adj. acc. to Döderl. Synon. 2, p. 101 sq., perh. from sublevo; and hence, light,
I. slight, trifling, trivial (ante-class.):
sublesta antiqui dicebant infirma et tenuia, Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 20: fides sublestior, id est, infirmior. Idem in Nervolaria vinum ait sublestissimum, quia infirmos faciat vel corpore vel animo, Fest. pp. 294 and 295 Müll.; cf.: sublestum est leve, frivolum, Non. 177, 11: sublestus infirmus, tristis, Gloss. Isid.: fides, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 13.Origins
Unknown. A verbal adjective from an unknown verb or from an unattested noun + -tus (forming adjectives).