pudibundus

Latin

Etymology

pudeō (“be ashamed”) +‎ -bundus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pu.diˈbun.dus/, [pʊ.dɪˈbʊn.dʊs]

Adjective

pudibundus (feminine pudibunda, neuter pudibundum); first/second declension

  1. shamefaced, bashful, modest, ashamed; blushing
  2. shameful, disgraceful, scandalous

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pudibundus pudibunda pudibundum pudibundī pudibundae pudibunda
Genitive pudibundī pudibundae pudibundī pudibundōrum pudibundārum pudibundōrum
Dative pudibundō pudibundō pudibundīs
Accusative pudibundum pudibundam pudibundum pudibundōs pudibundās pudibunda
Ablative pudibundō pudibundā pudibundō pudibundīs
Vocative pudibunde pudibunda pudibundum pudibundī pudibundae pudibunda

Synonyms
Related terms

Descendants

References
  • pudibundus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pudibundus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pudibundus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.