pediculosus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

pēdiculus (louse) +‎ -ōsus

Adjective

pēdiculōsus (feminine pēdiculōsa, neuter pēdiculōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. lousy; full of lice

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

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