lentus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lentos. Confer Latin lēnis.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlen.tus/, [ˈɫɛn.tʊs]

Adjective

lentus (feminine lenta, neuter lentum); first/second declension

  1. sticky, tenacious
  2. slow, sluggish
  3. flexible, pliant
  4. indifferent, phlegmatic

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lentus lenta lentum lentī lentae lenta
Genitive lentī lentae lentī lentōrum lentārum lentōrum
Dative lentō lentō lentīs
Accusative lentum lentam lentum lentōs lentās lenta
Ablative lentō lentā lentō lentīs
Vocative lente lenta lentum lentī lentae lenta
  • comparative: lentior, superlative: lentissimus

Synonyms

Descendants

References
  • lentus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lentus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lentus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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