implumis

Latin

Alternative forms
  • inplūmis

Etymology

From in- (“not”) +‎ plūma (“feather, beard-down”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /imˈpluː.mis/, [ɪmˈpɫ̪uːmɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /imˈplu.mis/, [imˈpluːmis]

Adjective

implūmis (neuter implūme, comparative implūmior, superlative implūmissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. featherless, without feathers
  2. beardless, bald, without hair
  3. callow, immature

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative implūmis implūme implūmēs implūmia
Genitive implūmis implūmium
Dative implūmī implūmibus
Accusative implūmem implūme implūmēs
implūmīs		 implūmia
Ablative implūmī implūmibus
Vocative implūmis implūme implūmēs implūmia

Descendants
  • → Catalan: implume
  • → Italian: implume
  • → Spanish: implume

References
  • “implumis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “implumis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • implumis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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