pellucidus

Latin

Etymology

From per (“through”) + lūcidus (“clear, bright”), from lūceō (“shine, be visible”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pelˈluː.ki.dus/, [pɛlˈlʲuːkɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pelˈlu.t͡ʃi.dus/, [pelˈluːt͡ʃid̪us]

Adjective

pellūcidus (feminine pellūcida, neuter pellūcidum); first/second-declension adjective

1. transparent, pellucid
2. very bright

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pellūcidus	pellūcida	pellūcidum		pellūcidī	pellūcidae	pellūcida
genitive	pellūcidī	pellūcidae	pellūcidī		pellūcidōrum	pellūcidārum	pellūcidōrum
dative	pellūcidō	pellūcidae	pellūcidō		pellūcidīs
accusative	pellūcidum	pellūcidam	pellūcidum		pellūcidōs	pellūcidās	pellūcida
ablative	pellūcidō	pellūcidā	pellūcidō		pellūcidīs
vocative	pellūcide	pellūcida	pellūcidum		pellūcidī	pellūcidae	pellūcida

Descendants

• Catalan: pel·lúcid
• English: pellucid
• French: pellucide
• Italian: pellucido
• Portuguese: pelúcido
• Spanish: pelúcido

References

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