obnubilus

Latin

Etymology

ob- +‎ nūbilum (“cloudy sky, cloud”) +‎ -us

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /obˈnuː.bi.lus/, [ɔbˈnuːbɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈnu.bi.lus/, [obˈnuːbilus]

Adjective

obnūbilus (feminine obnūbila, neuter obnūbilum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (hapax, archaic or pre-Classical) shrouded in darkness; overclouded, cloudy, dark, obscure
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Ennius to this entry?)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative obnūbilus obnūbila obnūbilum obnūbilī obnūbilae obnūbila
Genitive obnūbilī obnūbilae obnūbilī obnūbilōrum obnūbilārum obnūbilōrum
Dative obnūbilō obnūbilō obnūbilīs
Accusative obnūbilum obnūbilam obnūbilum obnūbilōs obnūbilās obnūbila
Ablative obnūbilō obnūbilā obnūbilō obnūbilīs
Vocative obnūbile obnūbila obnūbilum obnūbilī obnūbilae obnūbila

Descendants
  • Middle English: obnubilous
  • Old French: obnuble

References
  • “obnūbĭlus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obnūbĭlus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,056
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