floccosus

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Latin

Etymology

floccus +‎ -ōsus

Pronunciation

Adjective

floccōsus (feminine floccōsa, neuter floccōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) floccose

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative floccōsus floccōsa floccōsum floccōsī floccōsae floccōsa
Genitive floccōsī floccōsae floccōsī floccōsōrum floccōsārum floccōsōrum
Dative floccōsō floccōsō floccōsīs
Accusative floccōsum floccōsam floccōsum floccōsōs floccōsās floccōsa
Ablative floccōsō floccōsā floccōsō floccōsīs
Vocative floccōse floccōsa floccōsum floccōsī floccōsae floccōsa

Descendants

  • English: floccose
  • Italian: fioccoso
  • Portuguese: flocoso
  • Romanian: flocos

References

  • “floccosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • floccosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • floccosus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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