delumbis

Latin

Etymology

dē- +‎ lumbus (“loin”) +‎ -is

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈlum.bis/, [d̪eːˈɫ̪ʊmbɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈlum.bis/, [d̪eˈlumbis]

Adjective

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

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

Declension

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

• dēlumbō

References

• “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