gravidus

Latin

Etymology

From gravō +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gravidus (feminine gravida, neuter gravidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. pregnant, with child, gravid
    Synonym: praegnāns
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.633:
      nunc gravidum pecus est, gravidae quoque sēmine terrae
      Now the cattle are pregnant, likewise the lands laden with seed
  2. full, filled, laden, abundant, teeming
  3. burdened

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gravidus gravida gravidum gravidī gravidae gravida
Genitive gravidī gravidae gravidī gravidōrum gravidārum gravidōrum
Dative gravidō gravidō gravidīs
Accusative gravidum gravidam gravidum gravidōs gravidās gravida
Ablative gravidō gravidā gravidō gravidīs
Vocative gravide gravida gravidum gravidī gravidae gravida

Derived terms

Descendants

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