plumeus

Latin

Etymology

From plūma (“feather”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpluː.me.us/, [ˈpɫ̪uːmeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈplu.me.us/, [ˈpluːmeus]

Adjective

plūmeus (feminine plūmea, neuter plūmeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. downy, covered with down
2. (figuratively) soft, light, delicate
3. (figuratively) embroidered

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	plūmeus	plūmea	plūmeum		plūmeī	plūmeae	plūmea
Genitive	plūmeī	plūmeae	plūmeī		plūmeōrum	plūmeārum	plūmeōrum
Dative	plūmeō		plūmeō		plūmeīs
Accusative	plūmeum	plūmeam	plūmeum		plūmeōs	plūmeās	plūmea
Ablative	plūmeō	plūmeā	plūmeō		plūmeīs
Vocative	plūmee	plūmea	plūmeum		plūmeī	plūmeae	plūmea

Synonyms

• (embroidered): plūmārius

Related terms

• plūma
• plūmācium
• plūmārius
• plūmātus
• plūmescō
• plūmiger
• plūmipēs
• plūmō
• plūmōsus
• plūmula

 

References

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