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Webster 1913 Edition
Diluvium
Di-lu′vi-um
,Noun.
pl. E.
Diluviums
(#)
, L. Diluvia
(#)
. (Geol.)
A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc., caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice.
☞ The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of water is termed alluvium.
Webster 1828 Edition
Diluvium
DILUVIUM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
diluvium
diluvium
English
Noun
diluvium (plural diluviums or diluvia)
Related terms
References
- Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 126
Latin
Etymology
From dīluō (“I wash away”), from dis- + lavō (“I wash”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diːˈlu.wi.um/, [diːˈɫʊ.wi.ũ]
Noun
dīluvium n (genitive dīluviī); second declension
- a flood
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dīluvium | dīluvia |
| genitive | dīluviī | dīluviōrum |
| dative | dīluviō | dīluviīs |
| accusative | dīluvium | dīluvia |
| ablative | dīluviō | dīluviīs |
| vocative | dīluvium | dīluvia |
Descendants
References
- diluvium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- diluvium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers