Latin

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Etymology

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From petra (rock, crag, stone) +‎ -ōsus (-ous, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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petrōsus (feminine petrōsa, neuter petrōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. full of rocks, rocky
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Inflection

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative petrōsus petrōsa petrōsum petrōsī petrōsae petrōsa
Genitive petrōsī petrōsae petrōsī petrōsōrum petrōsārum petrōsōrum
Dative petrōsō petrōsō petrōsīs
Accusative petrōsum petrōsam petrōsum petrōsōs petrōsās petrōsa
Ablative petrōsō petrōsā petrōsō petrōsīs
Vocative petrōse petrōsa petrōsum petrōsī petrōsae petrōsa

Derived terms

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References

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  • petrosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petrosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.