pluvius
Latin
Etymology
From pluit.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈplu.wi.us/, [ˈpɫʊ.wi.ʊs]
Adjective
pluvius (feminine pluvia, neuter pluvium); first/second declension
- rainy, bringing rain
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | pluvius | pluvia | pluvium | pluviī | pluviae | pluvia | |
| Genitive | pluviī | pluviae | pluviī | pluviōrum | pluviārum | pluviōrum | |
| Dative | pluviō | pluviō | pluviīs | ||||
| Accusative | pluvium | pluviam | pluvium | pluviōs | pluviās | pluvia | |
| Ablative | pluviō | pluviā | pluviō | pluviīs | |||
| Vocative | pluvie | pluvia | pluvium | pluviī | pluviae | pluvia | |
Noun
pluvius m (genitive pluviī); second declension
- The inner court of a dwelling, usually open to the sky and capable of collecting rainwater.
Derived terms
- pluvia
Related terms
- pluviālis
- pluviāticus
- pluviātilis
- pluviōsus
References
- pluvius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pluvius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pluvius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- pluvius in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pluvius in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray