saxosus

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Latin

Etymology

From saxum (“rock”) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

saxōsus (feminine saxōsa, neuter saxōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. rocky, stony

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative saxōsus saxōsa saxōsum saxōsī saxōsae saxōsa
Genitive saxōsī saxōsae saxōsī saxōsōrum saxōsārum saxōsōrum
Dative saxōsō saxōsō saxōsīs
Accusative saxōsum saxōsam saxōsum saxōsōs saxōsās saxōsa
Ablative saxōsō saxōsā saxōsō saxōsīs
Vocative saxōse saxōsa saxōsum saxōsī saxōsae saxōsa

References

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