hiulcus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hiō (“yawn, gape”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hiˈul.kus/, [hiˈʊɫ̪kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈul.kus/, [iˈulkus]
Adjective
[edit]hiulcus (feminine hiulca, neuter hiulcum, adverb hiulcē); first/second-declension adjective
- gaping, split, cleft, opened, open; cracked
- (poetic) destroying, cleaving
- (figuratively) not well connected, forming a hiatus, disconnected
- (figuratively) eager, longing, desirous
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | hiulcus | hiulca | hiulcum | hiulcī | hiulcae | hiulca | |
| genitive | hiulcī | hiulcae | hiulcī | hiulcōrum | hiulcārum | hiulcōrum | |
| dative | hiulcō | hiulcae | hiulcō | hiulcīs | |||
| accusative | hiulcum | hiulcam | hiulcum | hiulcōs | hiulcās | hiulca | |
| ablative | hiulcō | hiulcā | hiulcō | hiulcīs | |||
| vocative | hiulce | hiulca | hiulcum | hiulcī | hiulcae | hiulca | |
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “desirous, eager”): incūriōsus, neglegēns
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “hiulcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “hiulcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hiulcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.