pudicus

Latin

Etymology

From pudet (it shames).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /puˈdiː.kus/, [pʊˈdiː.kʊs]

Adjective

pudīcus (feminine pudīca, neuter pudīcum); first/second declension

  1. chaste, pure, undefiled
  2. modest, shamefaced, bashful
  3. virtuous, honorable or honourable, faithful

Inflection

Note that there is the alternative form pudīcabus for the dative and ablative, feminine plural pudīcīs. First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pudīcus pudīca pudīcum pudīcī pudīcae pudīca
Genitive pudīcī pudīcae pudīcī pudīcōrum pudīcārum pudīcōrum
Dative pudīcō pudīcō pudīcīs
Accusative pudīcum pudīcam pudīcum pudīcōs pudīcās pudīca
Ablative pudīcō pudīcā pudīcō pudīcīs
Vocative pudīce pudīca pudīcum pudīcī pudīcae pudīca

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References

  • pudicus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pudicus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pudicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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