Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
montuosus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
montuosus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
montuosus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
montuosus you have here. The definition of the word
montuosus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
montuosus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Latin
Etymology
From mōns (“mountain”) + -ōsus (“full of”, suffix forming an augmentative adjective).
Pronunciation
Adjective
montuōsus (feminine montuōsa, neuter montuōsum); first/second-declension adjective
- mountainous, full of mountains
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Descendants
References
- “montuosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “montuosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- montuosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- rough and hilly ground: loca aspera et montuosa (Planc. 9. 22)