dubius

Latin

Etymology

Shortened form of duhibius (“held as two”), from duo (“two”) + habeō (“have, hold”).

Adjective

dubius m (feminine dubia, neuter dubium); first/second declension

1. Moving in two directions alternately, vibrating to and fro, fluctuating, wavering.
2. (figuratively) Vacillating in mind, uncertain; doubting, doubtful, dubious, irresolute, undetermined.
3. (of a situation) Precarious, dangerous, critical, difficult, adverse, doubtful.
4. (of weather) Changeable, uncertain.

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	dubius	dubia	dubium		dubiī	dubiae	dubia
genitive	dubiī	dubiae	dubiī		dubiōrum	dubiārum	dubiōrum
dative	dubiō	dubiae	dubiō		dubiīs	dubiīs	dubiīs
accusative	dubium	dubiam	dubium		dubiōs	dubiās	dubia
ablative	dubiō	dubiā	dubiō		dubiīs	dubiīs	dubiīs
vocative	dubie	dubia	dubium		dubiī	dubiae	dubia

Antonyms

• (doubtful): indubius

Derived terms

• dubiē
• dubietās
• dubiō

• dubiōsus
• dubium

Related terms

• dubitābilis
• dubitanter
• dubitātim
• dubitātiō

• dubitātīvus
• dubitātor
• dubitātus
• dubitō

Descendants

• English: dubious
• Portuguese: dúbio

References

• dubius in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879