impudicus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From im- (“without, not”) + pudīcus (“pure; modest; virtuous”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /im.puˈdiː.kus/, [ɪmpʊˈd̪iːkʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /im.puˈdi.kus/, [impuˈd̪iːkus]

Adjective

impudīcus (feminine impudīca, neuter impudīcum, superlative impudīcissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. shameless, impudent
  2. unchaste, impure, immodest, immoral, lewd

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative impudīcus impudīca impudīcum impudīcī impudīcae impudīca
Genitive impudīcī impudīcae impudīcī impudīcōrum impudīcārum impudīcōrum
Dative impudīcō impudīcō impudīcīs
Accusative impudīcum impudīcam impudīcum impudīcōs impudīcās impudīca
Ablative impudīcō impudīcā impudīcō impudīcīs
Vocative impudīce impudīca impudīcum impudīcī impudīcae impudīca

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Descendants
  • Italian: impudico
  • French: impudique
  • Spanish: impúdico
  • Portuguese: impudico

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