strenuus

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg- (“to be stiff, rigid, strong”), itself perhaps extended from *ster- (“stiff”). See strena (“auspicious sign”) for more.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈstreː.nu.us/, [ˈs̠t̪reːnuʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈstre.nu.us/, [ˈst̪rɛːnuːs]

Adjective

strēnuus (feminine strēnua, neuter strēnuum, adverb strēnuē); first/second-declension adjective

brisk, nimble, quick, prompt, active
Synonyms: strēnuosus, impiger, vīvus, laetus, acer, alacer

Antonyms: sēgnis, deses, socors
vigorous, strenuous
Synonyms: praevalēns, fortis, potis, potēns, validus, ingēns, firmus, compos

Antonyms: dēbilis, languidus, aeger, fractus, tenuis, obnoxius, īnfirmus, inops

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	strēnuus	strēnua	strēnuum	strēnuī	strēnuae	strēnua
Genitive	strēnuī	strēnuae	strēnuī	strēnuōrum	strēnuārum	strēnuōrum
Dative	strēnuō	strēnuae	strēnuō	strēnuīs
Accusative	strēnuum	strēnuam	strēnuum	strēnuōs	strēnuās	strēnua
Ablative	strēnuō	strēnuā	strēnuō	strēnuīs
Vocative	strēnue	strēnua	strēnuum	strēnuī	strēnuae	strēnua

Derived terms

Descendants

English: strenuous
Italian: strenuo
Portuguese: estrénuo, estrênuo

References

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

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