delumbis

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Latin

Etymology

dē- +‎ lumbus (loin) +‎ -is

Pronunciation

Adjective

dēlumbis (neuter dēlumbe); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (literally, of an animal) lame
  2. (figurative) weakened, feeble

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Derived terms

References

  • delumbis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • delumbis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers