ventriosus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From venter (belly) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ventriōsus (feminine ventriōsa, neuter ventriōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. having a large belly, potbellied

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ventriōsus ventriōsa ventriōsum ventriōsī ventriōsae ventriōsa
genitive ventriōsī ventriōsae ventriōsī ventriōsōrum ventriōsārum ventriōsōrum
dative ventriōsō ventriōsae ventriōsō ventriōsīs
accusative ventriōsum ventriōsam ventriōsum ventriōsōs ventriōsās ventriōsa
ablative ventriōsō ventriōsā ventriōsō ventriōsīs
vocative ventriōse ventriōsa ventriōsum ventriōsī ventriōsae ventriōsa

References

  • ventriosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ventriosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.