lugubris

Latin

Etymology

From lūgeō (“mourn, lament”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈluː.ɡu.bris/, [ˈɫuː.ɡʊ.brɪs]

Adjective

lūgubris (neuter lūgubre); third declension

  1. of or pertaining to mourning
  2. that causes mourning, disastrous; pitiable
  3. mournful, doleful, plaintive
  4. gloomy, sinister, mean

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative lūgubris lūgubre lūgubrēs lūgubria
Genitive lūgubris lūgubris lūgubrium lūgubrium
Dative lūgubrī lūgubrī lūgubribus lūgubribus
Accusative lūgubrem lūgubre lūgubrēs, lūgubrīs lūgubria
Ablative lūgubrī lūgubrī lūgubribus lūgubribus
Vocative lūgubris lūgubre lūgubrēs lūgubria

Derived terms

Descendants

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