dyscolus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δύσκολος (dúskolos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdys.ko.lus/, [ˈd̪ʏs̠kɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdis.ko.lus/, [ˈd̪iskolus]

Adjective

dyscolus (feminine dyscola, neuter dyscolum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. peevish, irritable

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dyscolus dyscola dyscolum dyscolī dyscolae dyscola
Genitive dyscolī dyscolae dyscolī dyscolōrum dyscolārum dyscolōrum
Dative dyscolō dyscolō dyscolīs
Accusative dyscolum dyscolam dyscolum dyscolōs dyscolās dyscola
Ablative dyscolō dyscolā dyscolō dyscolīs
Vocative dyscole dyscola dyscolum dyscolī dyscolae dyscola

References
  • “dyscolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dyscolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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