plumeus

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Latin

Etymology

From plūma (“feather”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

plūmeus (feminine plūmea, neuter plūmeum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. downy, covered with down
  2. (figuratively) soft, light, delicate
  3. (figuratively) embroidered

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative plūmeus plūmea plūmeum plūmeī plūmeae plūmea
genitive plūmeī plūmeae plūmeī plūmeōrum plūmeārum plūmeōrum
dative plūmeō plūmeae plūmeō plūmeīs
accusative plūmeum plūmeam plūmeum plūmeōs plūmeās plūmea
ablative plūmeō plūmeā plūmeō plūmeīs
vocative plūmee plūmea plūmeum plūmeī plūmeae plūmea

Synonyms

References

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