cariosus

Latin

Etymology

From cariēs +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cariōsus (feminine cariōsa, neuter cariōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. rotten, decayed, carious
  2. crumbly, friable
  3. withered

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative cariōsus cariōsa cariōsum cariōsī cariōsae cariōsa
genitive cariōsī cariōsae cariōsī cariōsōrum cariōsārum cariōsōrum
dative cariōsō cariōsae cariōsō cariōsīs
accusative cariōsum cariōsam cariōsum cariōsōs cariōsās cariōsa
ablative cariōsō cariōsā cariōsō cariōsīs
vocative cariōse cariōsa cariōsum cariōsī cariōsae cariōsa

Descendants

  • → English: carious
  • → French: carieux
  • → German: kariös
  • → Italian: carioso
  • → Spanish: carioso

References

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