turgidus

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Latin

Etymology

From turgeō (“swell out”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.ɡi.dus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.d͡ʒi.dus/,

Adjective

turgidus (feminine turgida, neuter turgidum); first/second-declension adjective

turgid, swollen, inflated, distended
(of language or style) bombastic, turgid

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular				plural
nominative	turgidus	turgida	turgidum		turgidī	turgidae	turgida
genitive	turgidī	turgidae	turgidī		turgidōrum	turgidārum	turgidōrum
dative	turgidō	turgidae	turgidō		turgidīs
accusative	turgidum	turgidam	turgidum		turgidōs	turgidās	turgida
ablative	turgidō	turgidā	turgidō		turgidīs
vocative	turgide	turgida	turgidum		turgidī	turgidae	turgida

Synonyms

(bombastic): tumidus, turgidulus
(swollen): tumidus, turgidulus

Derived terms

turgidulus

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: túrgid
English: turgid
French: turgide
Galician: túrxido
Italian: turgido
Portuguese: túrgido
Spanish: túrgido

References

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

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