perfluus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From perfluō (I stream, float) +‎ -us, from per + fluō (flow).

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Adjective[edit]

perfluus (feminine perflua, neuter perfluum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. flowing, undulating
  2. (figuratively) effeminate

Declension[edit]

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative perfluus perflua perfluum perfluī perfluae perflua
Genitive perfluī perfluae perfluī perfluōrum perfluārum perfluōrum
Dative perfluō perfluō perfluīs
Accusative perfluum perfluam perfluum perfluōs perfluās perflua
Ablative perfluō perfluā perfluō perfluīs
Vocative perflue perflua perfluum perfluī perfluae perflua

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References[edit]

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