Latin edit

Etymology edit

From silentium (silence) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

silentiōsus (feminine silentiōsa, neuter silentiōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. silent, voiceless, noiseless
  2. quiet, tongue-twisted, taciturn

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative silentiōsus silentiōsa silentiōsum silentiōsī silentiōsae silentiōsa
Genitive silentiōsī silentiōsae silentiōsī silentiōsōrum silentiōsārum silentiōsōrum
Dative silentiōsō silentiōsō silentiōsīs
Accusative silentiōsum silentiōsam silentiōsum silentiōsōs silentiōsās silentiōsa
Ablative silentiōsō silentiōsā silentiōsō silentiōsīs
Vocative silentiōse silentiōsa silentiōsum silentiōsī silentiōsae silentiōsa

Descendants edit

References edit

  • silentiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • silentiosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • silentiosus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016