promiscuus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From prō- +‎ misceō (“mix”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

prōmiscuus (feminine prōmiscua, neuter prōmiscuum, adverb prōmiscuē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. not separate or distinct, mixed; mutual, shared
  2. indiscriminate, promiscuous
  3. (grammar) epicene
  4. common, usual, general

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prōmiscuus prōmiscua prōmiscuum prōmiscuī prōmiscuae prōmiscua
Genitive prōmiscuī prōmiscuae prōmiscuī prōmiscuōrum prōmiscuārum prōmiscuōrum
Dative prōmiscuō prōmiscuō prōmiscuīs
Accusative prōmiscuum prōmiscuam prōmiscuum prōmiscuōs prōmiscuās prōmiscua
Ablative prōmiscuō prōmiscuā prōmiscuō prōmiscuīs
Vocative prōmiscue prōmiscua prōmiscuum prōmiscuī prōmiscuae prōmiscua

Derived terms

Descendants

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