caenosus

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Latin

Etymology

caenum (dirt, filth) +‎ -ōsus

Pronunciation

Adjective

caenōsus (feminine caenōsa, neuter caenōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. muddy, foul
    caenōsus gurgesthe foul whirlpool (an epithet for the Styx)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • caenosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caenosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers