Latin edit

Etymology edit

From cariēs +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

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

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cariōsus cariōsa cariōsum cariōsī cariōsae cariōsa
Genitive cariōsī cariōsae cariōsī cariōsōrum cariōsārum cariōsōrum
Dative cariōsō cariōsō cariōsīs
Accusative cariōsum cariōsam cariōsum cariōsōs cariōsās cariōsa
Ablative cariōsō cariōsā cariōsō cariōsīs
Vocative cariōse cariōsa cariōsum cariōsī cariōsae cariōsa

Descendants edit

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

References edit

  • 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.