pudibundus

Latin

Etymology

pudeō (“be ashamed”) +‎ -bundus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pudibundus (feminine pudibunda, neuter pudibundum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. shamefaced, bashful, modest, ashamed; blushing
  2. shameful, disgraceful, scandalous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative pudibundus pudibunda pudibundum pudibundī pudibundae pudibunda
genitive pudibundī pudibundae pudibundī pudibundōrum pudibundārum pudibundōrum
dative pudibundō pudibundae pudibundō pudibundīs
accusative pudibundum pudibundam pudibundum pudibundōs pudibundās pudibunda
ablative pudibundō pudibundā pudibundō pudibundīs
vocative pudibunde pudibunda pudibundum pudibundī pudibundae pudibunda

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: pudibund
  • French: pudibond
  • Italian: pudibondo

References

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