limus

Meaning

Adj

sidelong, askew, askance, sideways

Noun

1. (declension-2) mud, slime, muck
2. (declension-2, figuratively) feces within the bowels
3. (declension-2) filth, pollution

Noun

a priest's apron

Concepts

mud

silt

Synonyms

lutum

cænum

Translations

Schlamm

Kot

Schlick

Schmutz

Trübe

Schluff

βόρβορα

βούκος

boue

bourbe

limon

vase

bone

fango

limo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈliː.mʊs]

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Italic *līmos (“oblique”), with no known cognates outside of Italic. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Compare perhaps Proto-Germanic *limuz (“limb, branch”).