caenosus

Latin

Etymology

caenum (“dirt, filth”) +‎ -ōsus

Pronunciation

Adjective

caenōsus (feminine caenōsa, neuter caenōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. muddy, foul
    caenōsus gurges ― the foul whirlpool (an epithet for the Styx)

Alternative forms

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative caenōsus caenōsa caenōsum caenōsī caenōsae caenōsa
genitive caenōsī caenōsae caenōsī caenōsōrum caenōsārum caenōsōrum
dative caenōsō caenōsae caenōsō caenōsīs
accusative caenōsum caenōsam caenōsum caenōsōs caenōsās caenōsa
ablative caenōsō caenōsā caenōsō caenōsīs
vocative caenōse caenōsa caenōsum caenōsī caenōsae caenōsa

References

  • “caenosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “caenosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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