saetosus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From saeta +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

saetōsus (feminine saetōsa, neuter saetōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. bristly
  2. shaggy

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • English: setose
  • French: soyeux
  • Italian: setoso
  • Norman: souoyeux

References

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