umidus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ūmeō (“be moist, wet or damp”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈuː.mi.dus/, [ˈuːmɪd̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.mi.dus/, [ˈuːmid̪us]
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Adjective

ūmidus (feminine ūmida, neuter ūmidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. moist, humid, damp, dank, wet
  2. (of a river) formerly liquid, frozen
  3. (figuratively) watery, weak

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūmidus ūmida ūmidum ūmidī ūmidae ūmida
Genitive ūmidī ūmidae ūmidī ūmidōrum ūmidārum ūmidōrum
Dative ūmidō ūmidō ūmidīs
Accusative ūmidum ūmidam ūmidum ūmidōs ūmidās ūmida
Ablative ūmidō ūmidā ūmidō ūmidīs
Vocative ūmide ūmida ūmidum ūmidī ūmidae ūmida

Derived terms

Descendants

See hūmidus.

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