blennus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλεννός (blennós).

Noun

blennus m (genitive blennī); second declension

1. (derogatory) blockhead, dolt, simpleton

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	blennus	blennī
Genitive	blennī	blennōrum
Dative	blennō	blennīs
Accusative	blennum	blennōs
Ablative	blennō	blennīs
Vocative	blenne	blennī

Adjective

blennus (feminine blenna, neuter blennum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (derogatory) stupid, dumb, idiotic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	blennus	blenna	blennum		blennī	blennae	blenna
Genitive	blennī	blennae	blennī		blennōrum	blennārum	blennōrum
Dative	blennō		blennō		blennīs
Accusative	blennum	blennam	blennum		blennōs	blennās	blenna
Ablative	blennō	blennā	blennō		blennīs
Vocative	blenne	blenna	blennum		blennī	blennae	blenna

References

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