Latin edit

Etymology edit

From ostrea (oyster) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ostreōsus (feminine ostreōsa, neuter ostreōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. abounding in oysters

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ostreōsus ostreōsa ostreōsum ostreōsī ostreōsae ostreōsa
Genitive ostreōsī ostreōsae ostreōsī ostreōsōrum ostreōsārum ostreōsōrum
Dative ostreōsō ostreōsō ostreōsīs
Accusative ostreōsum ostreōsam ostreōsum ostreōsōs ostreōsās ostreōsa
Ablative ostreōsō ostreōsā ostreōsō ostreōsīs
Vocative ostreōse ostreōsa ostreōsum ostreōsī ostreōsae ostreōsa

Related terms edit

References edit

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