lethargus

English

Etymology

From Latin lethargus (“lethargy”).

Noun

lethargus (uncountable)

1. (biology) A quiescent sleeplike state in some arthropods and nematodes.

Anagrams

• Laughters, Slaughter, laughster, laughters, laughtres, slaughter, slaughtre

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λήθαργος (lḗthargos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leːˈtʰar.ɡus/, [ɫ̪eːˈt̪ʰärɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈtar.ɡus/, [leˈt̪ärɡus]

Noun

lēthargus m (genitive lēthargī); second declension

1. lethargy, drowsiness

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	lēthargus	lēthargī
genitive	lēthargī	lēthargōrum
dative	lēthargō	lēthargīs
accusative	lēthargum	lēthargōs
ablative	lēthargō	lēthargīs
vocative	lētharge	lēthargī

Related terms

• lēthargicus

Descendants

• English: lethargy
• Russian: летаргия (letargija)
• Spanish: letargo

References

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