LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

viscidus

viscidus (feminine viscida, neuter viscidum)

Meaning

  1. adjectivesticky, glutinous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeviscidusviscidaviscidum
genitiveviscidīviscidaeviscidī
dativeviscidōviscidaeviscidō
accusativeviscidumviscidamviscidum
ablativeviscidōviscidāviscidō
vocativeviscideviscidaviscidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeviscidīviscidaeviscida
genitiveviscidōrumviscidārumviscidōrum
dativeviscidīsviscidīsviscidīs
accusativeviscidōsviscidāsviscida
ablativeviscidīsviscidīsviscidīs
vocativeviscidīviscidaeviscida

viscĭdus, a, um, adj. viscum,
I. clammy, sticky, viscid: acetum, Theod. Prisc. 1, 2; 1, 6: viscidiores cibi, id. de Diaeta, 18.

Origins

Found in Late Latin. From viscum + -idus.

Descendants
  • Romanianveșted
  • Sardinianbischidu
  • Englishviscid
  • Italianviscido
  • Portuguesevíscido
  • Aromanianveashtid

In English words that came into English from viscidus

  • viscidviscidus
  • viscidiumviscidus

Quick answers

What does viscidus mean in Latin?
viscidus, a adjective, means “sticky, glutinous”.