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Latin
Etymology
Either formed in Latin from onus + -tus or already from Proto-Indo-European *h₃enh₂ostos from *h₃énh₂os. See also Ancient Greek ὀνοστός (onostós, “to be blamed”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
onustus (feminine onusta, neuter onustum); first/second-declension adjective
- loaded with, laden, burdened, full of (coupled with genitive or ablative)
- aula onusta auri ― a pot full of gold
- ager praeda onustus ― a land loaded with plunder
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Descendants
References
- “onustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “onustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- onustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Clackson, James, Indo-European Word Formation: Proceedings from the International Conference, 2002
- DIZIONARIO LATINO OLIVETTI