aridulus

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Latin

Etymology

From āridus (“dry”) +‎ -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

āridulus (feminine āridula, neuter āridulum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. diminutive of āridus (“dry”): somewhat dry
    • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 64:
      laneaque aridulis haerebant morsa labellis
      and woolen bits clung to dry lips

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative āridulus āridula āridulum āridulī āridulae āridula
genitive āridulī āridulae āridulī āridulōrum āridulārum āridulōrum
dative āridulō āridulae āridulō āridulīs
accusative āridulum āridulam āridulum āridulōs āridulās āridula
ablative āridulō āridulā āridulō āridulīs
vocative āridule āridula āridulum āridulī āridulae āridula

References

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