marcidus

Latin

Etymology

From marceō (“wither”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

marcidus (feminine marcida, neuter marcidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. withered, dropping, rotten
  2. apathetic, languid
  3. exhausted, feeble, weak

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative marcidus marcida marcidum marcidī marcidae marcida
Genitive marcidī marcidae marcidī marcidōrum marcidārum marcidōrum
Dative marcidō marcidō marcidīs
Accusative marcidum marcidam marcidum marcidōs marcidās marcida
Ablative marcidō marcidā marcidō marcidīs
Vocative marcide marcida marcidum marcidī marcidae marcida

Derived terms
  • marcidulus

Descendants
  • Italian: marcido
  • Romanian: mârced
  • Romansch: marsch
  • → English: marcid
  • → Portuguese: márcido

References
  • “marcidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “marcidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • marcidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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