aridulus

Latin

Etymology

From āridus (“dry”) +‎ -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aːˈri.du.lus/, [äːˈrɪd̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈri.du.lus/, [äˈriːd̪ulus]

Adjective

āridulus (feminine āridula, neuter āridulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Diminutive of āridus (“dry”): somewhat dry
   • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 64:

     laneaque aridulis haerebant morsa labellis

     and woolen bits clung to dry lips

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	āridulus	āridula	āridulum		āridulī	āridulae	āridula
Genitive	āridulī	āridulae	āridulī		āridulōrum	āridulārum	āridulōrum
Dative	āridulō		āridulō		āridulīs
Accusative	āridulum	āridulam	āridulum		āridulōs	āridulās	āridula
Ablative	āridulō	āridulā	āridulō		āridulīs
Vocative	āridule	āridula	āridulum		āridulī	āridulae	āridula

References

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