cretosus

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Latin

Etymology

crēta (“chalk”) +‎ -ōsus

Pronunciation

Adjective

crētōsus (feminine crētōsa, neuter crētōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. rich in chalk or clay; chalky or clayey

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative crētōsus crētōsa crētōsum crētōsī crētōsae crētōsa
Genitive crētōsī crētōsae crētōsī crētōsōrum crētōsārum crētōsōrum
Dative crētōsō crētōsō crētōsīs
Accusative crētōsum crētōsam crētōsum crētōsōs crētōsās crētōsa
Ablative crētōsō crētōsā crētōsō crētōsīs
Vocative crētōse crētōsa crētōsum crētōsī crētōsae crētōsa

References

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