subtristis

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Latin

Etymology

From sub- +‎ trīstis (sad, melancholy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

subtrīstis (neuter subtrīste); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. somewhat sad or sorrowful

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

References

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