plumosus

Latin

Etymology

From plūma (“feather”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pluːˈmoː.sus/, [pɫ̪uːˈmoːs̠ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pluˈmo.sus/, [pluˈmɔːs̬us]

Adjective

plūmōsus (feminine plūmōsa, neuter plūmōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. feathered, covered with feathers
  2. (figuratively) downy

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative plūmōsus plūmōsa plūmōsum plūmōsī plūmōsae plūmōsa
Genitive plūmōsī plūmōsae plūmōsī plūmōsōrum plūmōsārum plūmōsōrum
Dative plūmōsō plūmōsō plūmōsīs
Accusative plūmōsum plūmōsam plūmōsum plūmōsōs plūmōsās plūmōsa
Ablative plūmōsō plūmōsā plūmōsō plūmōsīs
Vocative plūmōse plūmōsa plūmōsum plūmōsī plūmōsae plūmōsa

Synonyms

Descendants
  • English: plumose

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