Latin edit

Etymology edit

dē- +‎ lumbus (loin) +‎ -is

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

dēlumbis (neuter dēlumbe); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (literally, of an animal) lame
  2. (figurative) weakened, feeble

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dēlumbis dēlumbe dēlumbēs dēlumbia
Genitive dēlumbis dēlumbium
Dative dēlumbī dēlumbibus
Accusative dēlumbem dēlumbe dēlumbēs
dēlumbīs
dēlumbia
Ablative dēlumbī dēlumbibus
Vocative dēlumbis dēlumbe dēlumbēs dēlumbia

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • delumbis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • delumbis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers