lugubris
Latin
Etymology
From lūgeō (“mourn, lament”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈluː.ɡu.bris/, [ˈɫuː.ɡʊ.brɪs]
Adjective
lūgubris (neuter lūgubre); third declension
- of or pertaining to mourning
- that causes mourning, disastrous; pitiable
- mournful, doleful, plaintive
- gloomy, sinister, mean
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | lūgubris | lūgubre | lūgubrēs | lūgubria | |
| Genitive | lūgubris | lūgubris | lūgubrium | lūgubrium | |
| Dative | lūgubrī | lūgubrī | lūgubribus | lūgubribus | |
| Accusative | lūgubrem | lūgubre | lūgubrēs, lūgubrīs | lūgubria | |
| Ablative | lūgubrī | lūgubrī | lūgubribus | lūgubribus | |
| Vocative | lūgubris | lūgubre | lūgubrēs | lūgubria | |
Derived terms
- lūgubrē
- lūgubria
- lūgubriter
Descendants
- English: lugubrious
- French: lugubre
- Italian: lugubre
- Portuguese: lôbrego, lúgubre
- Spanish: lóbrego, lúgubre
References
- lugubris in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lugubris in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lugubris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette