promiscuus
Latin
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /proːˈmis.ku.us/, [proːˈmɪs̠kuʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈmis.ku.us/, [proˈmiskuːs]
Adjective
[edit]prōmiscuus (feminine prōmiscua, neuter prōmiscuum, adverb prōmiscuē); first/second-declension adjective
- not separate or distinct, mixed; mutual, shared
- indiscriminate, promiscuous
- (grammar) epicene
- common, usual, general
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | prōmiscuus | prōmiscua | prōmiscuum | prōmiscuī | prōmiscuae | prōmiscua | |
| genitive | prōmiscuī | prōmiscuae | prōmiscuī | prōmiscuōrum | prōmiscuārum | prōmiscuōrum | |
| dative | prōmiscuō | prōmiscuae | prōmiscuō | prōmiscuīs | |||
| accusative | prōmiscuum | prōmiscuam | prōmiscuum | prōmiscuōs | prōmiscuās | prōmiscua | |
| ablative | prōmiscuō | prōmiscuā | prōmiscuō | prōmiscuīs | |||
| vocative | prōmiscue | prōmiscua | prōmiscuum | prōmiscuī | prōmiscuae | prōmiscua | |
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “promiscuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “promiscuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- promiscuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.