perfluus

Latin

Etymology

From perfluō (“I stream, float”) +‎ -us, from per + fluō (“flow”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

perfluus (feminine perflua, neuter perfluum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. flowing, undulating
  2. (figuratively) effeminate

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative perfluus perflua perfluum perfluī perfluae perflua
genitive perfluī perfluae perfluī perfluōrum perfluārum perfluōrum
dative perfluō perfluae perfluō perfluīs
accusative perfluum perfluam perfluum perfluōs perfluās perflua
ablative perfluō perfluā perfluō perfluīs
vocative perflue perflua perfluum perfluī perfluae perflua

Synonyms

References

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