Latin edit

Etymology edit

From flacceō (to be flabby or flaccid) +‎ -idus (tending to).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

flaccidus (feminine flaccida, neuter flaccidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Flaccid, flabby, pendulous.
    Synonym: flaccus
  2. Languid, feeble, weak.

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative flaccidus flaccida flaccidum flaccidī flaccidae flaccida
Genitive flaccidī flaccidae flaccidī flaccidōrum flaccidārum flaccidōrum
Dative flaccidō flaccidō flaccidīs
Accusative flaccidum flaccidam flaccidum flaccidōs flaccidās flaccida
Ablative flaccidō flaccidā flaccidō flaccidīs
Vocative flaccide flaccida flaccidum flaccidī flaccidae flaccida

Descendants edit

References edit

  • flaccidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • flaccidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.