tumidus

Latin

Etymology

From tumeō (I swell) + -idus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tumidus (feminine tumida, neuter tumidum, adverb tumidē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. swollen, swelling, rising high, protuberant, tumid, dilated, bulging
  2. causing to swell
  3. (figuratively) excited, violent, exasperated; puffed up, elated; arrogant; restless, ready to break out
  4. (figuratively, of an orator) bombastic, pompous
  5. (figuratively, of speech) inflated, turgid, high-flown, bombastic, tumid

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tumidus tumida tumidum tumidī tumidae tumida
Genitive tumidī tumidae tumidī tumidōrum tumidārum tumidōrum
Dative tumidō tumidō tumidīs
Accusative tumidum tumidam tumidum tumidōs tumidās tumida
Ablative tumidō tumidā tumidō tumidīs
Vocative tumide tumida tumidum tumidī tumidae tumida

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Inherited (possibly):
    • Old Occitan: tomid (only in one ancient text)
  • Borrowed:

References

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