obsequiosus

Latin

Etymology

obsequium (“deference, complaisance”) +‎ -ōsus, from obsequor (“yield to, gratify”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ob.se.kʷiˈoː.sus/, [ɔps̠ɛkʷiˈoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ob.se.kwiˈo.sus/, [obsekwiˈɔːs̬us]

Adjective

obsequiōsus (feminine obsequiōsa, neuter obsequiōsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. obsequious, complaisant, complying

   Synonyms: obsequēns, oboediēns, facilis

   Antonyms: sēditiōsus, tumultuōsus, turbulentus, obstinātus, difficilis

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	obsequiōsus	obsequiōsa	obsequiōsum		obsequiōsī	obsequiōsae	obsequiōsa
Genitive	obsequiōsī	obsequiōsae	obsequiōsī		obsequiōsōrum	obsequiōsārum	obsequiōsōrum
Dative	obsequiōsō		obsequiōsō		obsequiōsīs
Accusative	obsequiōsum	obsequiōsam	obsequiōsum		obsequiōsōs	obsequiōsās	obsequiōsa
Ablative	obsequiōsō	obsequiōsā	obsequiōsō		obsequiōsīs
Vocative	obsequiōse	obsequiōsa	obsequiōsum		obsequiōsī	obsequiōsae	obsequiōsa

Descendants

• Catalan: obsequiós
• French: obséquieux
• Galician: obsequioso
• Italian: ossequioso
• Portuguese: obsequioso
• Romanian: obsecvios
• Spanish: obsequioso

References

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