pecorosus

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Latin

Etymology

From pecus, pecor- (cattle) +‎ -ōsus (-ful, -y, -ous).

Pronunciation

Adjective

pecorōsus (feminine pecorōsa, neuter pecorōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (poetic) rich in cattle, abounding in cattle

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative pecorōsus pecorōsa pecorōsum pecorōsī pecorōsae pecorōsa
genitive pecorōsī pecorōsae pecorōsī pecorōsōrum pecorōsārum pecorōsōrum
dative pecorōsō pecorōsae pecorōsō pecorōsīs
accusative pecorōsum pecorōsam pecorōsum pecorōsōs pecorōsās pecorōsa
ablative pecorōsō pecorōsā pecorōsō pecorōsīs
vocative pecorōse pecorōsa pecorōsum pecorōsī pecorōsae pecorōsa

Descendants

  • Italian: pecoroso

References

  • pecorosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pecorosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.