pluvius

Latin

Etymology

From pluit.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈplu.u̯i.us/, [ˈpɫ̪uː̯iʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈplu.vi.us/, [ˈpluːvius]

Adjective

pluvius (feminine pluvia, neuter pluvium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. rainy, bringing rain

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pluvius pluvia pluvium pluviī pluviae pluvia
Genitive pluviī pluviae pluviī pluviōrum pluviārum pluviōrum
Dative pluviō pluviō pluviīs
Accusative pluvium pluviam pluvium pluviōs pluviās pluvia
Ablative pluviō pluviā pluviō pluviīs
Vocative pluvie pluvia pluvium pluviī pluviae pluvia

Noun

pluvius m (genitive pluviī or pluvī); second declension

  1. The inner court of a dwelling, usually open to the sky and capable of collecting rainwater.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pluvius pluviī
Genitive pluviī
pluvī1		 pluviōrum
Dative pluviō pluviīs
Accusative pluvium pluviōs
Ablative pluviō pluviīs
Vocative pluvie pluviī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

References
  • “pluvius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “pluvius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pluvius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “pluvius”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “pluvius”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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