roscidus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rōs +‎ -idus with an unetymological -c-, probably by analogy with mūcidus (“moldy, musty”), sūcidus (“juicy, sappy; oily, greasy”) and viscidus (“sticky, glutinous”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

rōscidus (feminine rōscida, neuter rōscidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. dewy
  2. moist
  3. bedewed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rōscidus rōscida rōscidum rōscidī rōscidae rōscida
Genitive rōscidī rōscidae rōscidī rōscidōrum rōscidārum rōscidōrum
Dative rōscidō rōscidō rōscidīs
Accusative rōscidum rōscidam rōscidum rōscidōs rōscidās rōscida
Ablative rōscidō rōscidā rōscidō rōscidīs
Vocative rōscide rōscida rōscidum rōscidī rōscidae rōscida

Descendants

  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Galician: ruzo
    • Portuguese: ruço
    • Spanish: rucio
  • Vulgar Latin:
  • Borrowings:

References

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