lethargus

English

Etymology

From Latin lethargus (“lethargy”).

Noun

lethargus (uncountable)

(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) IPA^(key): /leːˈtʰar.ɡus/, [ɫ̪eːˈt̪ʰärɡʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈtar.ɡus/, [leˈt̪ärɡus]

Noun

lēthargus m (genitive lēthargī); second declension

lethargy, drowsiness

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	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.

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