graveolens

Latin

Etymology

From gravis (“heavy”) + olēns (“smelling”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

graveolēns (genitive graveolentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. Strong-smelling
  2. Foul-smelling; rank.
  3. (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet in taxonomic names.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative graveolēns graveolentēs graveolentia
genitive graveolentis graveolentium
dative graveolentī graveolentibus
accusative graveolentem graveolēns graveolentēs graveolentia
ablative graveolentī graveolentibus
vocative graveolēns graveolentēs graveolentia

Antonyms

References

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