perfluus
Latin
Etymology
From perfluō (“I stream, float”), from per + fluō (“flow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈper.flu.us/, [ˈpɛr.fɫʊ.ʊs]
Adjective
perfluus (feminine perflua, neuter perfluum); first/second declension
- flowing, undulating
- (figuratively) effeminate
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | perfluus | perflua | perfluum | perfluī | perfluae | perflua | |
Genitive | perfluī | perfluae | perfluī | perfluōrum | perfluārum | perfluōrum | |
Dative | perfluō | perfluō | perfluīs | ||||
Accusative | perfluum | perfluam | perfluum | perfluōs | perfluās | perflua | |
Ablative | perfluō | perfluā | perfluō | perfluīs | |||
Vocative | perflue | perflua | perfluum | perfluī | perfluae | perflua |
Synonyms
- (effeminate): effēminātus
Related terms
- perfluō
References
- perfluus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perfluus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette