religiosus

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Latin

Etymology

From religiō +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

religiōsus (feminine religiōsa, neuter religiōsum, comparative religiōsior, superlative religiōsissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. pious, devout, religious
  2. scrupulous
  3. sacred, taboo

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative religiōsus religiōsa religiōsum religiōsī religiōsae religiōsa
Genitive religiōsī religiōsae religiōsī religiōsōrum religiōsārum religiōsōrum
Dative religiōsō religiōsō religiōsīs
Accusative religiōsum religiōsam religiōsum religiōsōs religiōsās religiōsa
Ablative religiōsō religiōsā religiōsō religiōsīs
Vocative religiōse religiōsa religiōsum religiōsī religiōsae religiōsa

Descendants

References

  • “religiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “religiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • religiosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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