verecundus

Latin

Etymology

From vereor (“to revere, fear”) +‎ -cundus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /we.reːˈkun.dus/, [wɛ.reːˈkʊn.dʊs]

Adjective

verēcundus (feminine verēcunda, neuter verēcundum); first/second declension

  1. feeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest
  2. (by extension) worthy of reverence, venerable

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative verēcundus verēcunda verēcundum verēcundī verēcundae verēcunda
Genitive verēcundī verēcundae verēcundī verēcundōrum verēcundārum verēcundōrum
Dative verēcundō verēcundō verēcundīs
Accusative verēcundum verēcundam verēcundum verēcundōs verēcundās verēcunda
Ablative verēcundō verēcundā verēcundō verēcundīs
Vocative verēcunde verēcunda verēcundum verēcundī verēcundae verēcunda

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