unctuosus

Latin

Etymology

Late and Medieval Latin. From ūnctum (“ointment; rich banquet; rich savoury dish”) +‎ -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /uːnk.tuˈoː.sus/, [uːŋkt̪uˈoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /unk.tuˈo.sus/, [uŋkt̪uˈɔːs̬us]

Adjective

ūnctuōsus (feminine ūnctuōsa, neuter ūnctuōsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. oily, greasy, unctuous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ūnctuōsus	ūnctuōsa	ūnctuōsum		ūnctuōsī	ūnctuōsae	ūnctuōsa
Genitive	ūnctuōsī	ūnctuōsae	ūnctuōsī		ūnctuōsōrum	ūnctuōsārum	ūnctuōsōrum
Dative	ūnctuōsō		ūnctuōsō		ūnctuōsīs
Accusative	ūnctuōsum	ūnctuōsam	ūnctuōsum		ūnctuōsōs	ūnctuōsās	ūnctuōsa
Ablative	ūnctuōsō	ūnctuōsā	ūnctuōsō		ūnctuōsīs
Vocative	ūnctuōse	ūnctuōsa	ūnctuōsum		ūnctuōsī	ūnctuōsae	ūnctuōsa

Descendants

• Aromanian: umtos
• → Catalan: untuós
• → English: unctuous
• → French: onctueux
• → Italian: untuoso
• Middle French: ointeux
• → Portuguese: untuoso
• Romanian: untos
• → Spanish: untuoso

References

• unctuosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• unctuosus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016