turgidus

Latin

Etymology

From turgeō (“swell out”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.ɡi.dus/, [ˈt̪ʊrɡɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.d͡ʒi.dus/, [ˈt̪urd͡ʒid̪us]

Adjective

turgidus (feminine turgida, neuter turgidum); first/second-declension adjective

1. turgid, swollen, inflated, distended
2. (of language or style) bombastic, turgid

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	turgidus	turgida	turgidum		turgidī	turgidae	turgida
Genitive	turgidī	turgidae	turgidī		turgidōrum	turgidārum	turgidōrum
Dative	turgidō		turgidō		turgidīs
Accusative	turgidum	turgidam	turgidum		turgidōs	turgidās	turgida
Ablative	turgidō	turgidā	turgidō		turgidīs
Vocative	turgide	turgida	turgidum		turgidī	turgidae	turgida

Synonyms

• (bombastic): tumidus, turgidulus
• (swollen): tumidus, turgidulus

Derived terms

• turgidulus

Related terms

• turgeō
• turgēscō
• turgor

Descendants

• Catalan: túrgid
• English: turgid
• French: turgide
• Galician: túrxido
• Italian: turgido
• Portuguese: túrgido
• Spanish: túrgido

References

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