stolidus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to set, be stiff”) + -idus. Cognate with stultus, Ancient Greek στελεός (steleós).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsto.li.dus/, [ˈs̠t̪ɔlʲɪd̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsto.li.dus/, [ˈst̪ɔːlid̪us]

Adjective

stolidus (feminine stolida, neuter stolidum, comparative stolidior, superlative stolidissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. stupid, foolish

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stolidus stolida stolidum stolidī stolidae stolida
Genitive stolidī stolidae stolidī stolidōrum stolidārum stolidōrum
Dative stolidō stolidō stolidīs
Accusative stolidum stolidam stolidum stolidōs stolidās stolida
Ablative stolidō stolidā stolidō stolidīs
Vocative stolide stolida stolidum stolidī stolidae stolida

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Catalan: estòlid
  • → English: stolid
  • → French: stolide
  • → Italian: stolido
  • → Portuguese: estólido
  • → Spanish: estólido

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