lentus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lentos. Compare lēnis.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlen.tus/, [ˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlen.tus/, [ˈlɛn̪t̪us]

Adjective

lentus (feminine lenta, neuter lentum, comparative lentior, superlative lentissimus, adverb lentē); first/second-declension adjective

sticky, tenacious
slow, sluggish
Synonyms: tardus, sērus, languidus

Antonyms: rapidus, vēlōx, levis, celer, properus, promptus, facilis
flexible, pliant
Synonym: lēnis
indifferent, phlegmatic
Synonym: quiētus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	lentus	lenta	lentum	lentī	lentae	lenta
Genitive	lentī	lentae	lentī	lentōrum	lentārum	lentōrum
Dative	lentō	lentae	lentō	lentīs
Accusative	lentum	lentam	lentum	lentōs	lentās	lenta
Ablative	lentō	lentā	lentō	lentīs
Vocative	lente	lenta	lentum	lentī	lentae	lenta

Derived terms

Descendants

Asturian: lentu, llentu
Catalan: lent, llenta
French: lent
Friulian: lent
Galician: lento
Italian: lento
Neapolitan: liento
Occitan: lent
Old Spanish: liento
Romanian: lent
Portuguese: lento
Sicilian: lentu
Spanish: lento

References

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

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