speciosus

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Latin

Etymology

From speciēs (“appearance”) +‎ -osus (“-ose, -ous, forming adjectives”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

speciōsus (feminine speciōsa, neuter speciōsum, comparative speciōsior, superlative speciōsissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. good-looking, handsome, beautiful
    Synonym: pulcher
  2. splendid, brilliant
  3. showy, specious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative speciōsus speciōsa speciōsum speciōsī speciōsae speciōsa
genitive speciōsī speciōsae speciōsī speciōsōrum speciōsārum speciōsōrum
dative speciōsō speciōsae speciōsō speciōsīs
accusative speciōsum speciōsam speciōsum speciōsōs speciōsās speciōsa
ablative speciōsō speciōsā speciōsō speciōsīs
vocative speciōse speciōsa speciōsum speciōsī speciōsae speciōsa

Descendants

See also

References

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