umectus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

ūmectus (feminine ūmecta, neuter ūmectum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. moist, damp, wet

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

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