pluvius

Latin

Etymology

From pluit.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈplu.wi.us/, [ˈpɫʊ.wi.ʊs]

Adjective

pluvius (feminine pluvia, neuter pluvium); first/second declension

  1. 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

  1. The inner court of a dwelling, usually open to the sky and capable of collecting rainwater.

Derived terms

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
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