Latin edit

Etymology edit

From rixa +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

rixōsus (feminine rixōsa, neuter rixōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. quarrelsome, pugnacious

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rixōsus rixōsa rixōsum rixōsī rixōsae rixōsa
Genitive rixōsī rixōsae rixōsī rixōsōrum rixōsārum rixōsōrum
Dative rixōsō rixōsō rixōsīs
Accusative rixōsum rixōsam rixōsum rixōsōs rixōsās rixōsa
Ablative rixōsō rixōsā rixōsō rixōsīs
Vocative rixōse rixōsa rixōsum rixōsī rixōsae rixōsa

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Italian: rissoso
  • Portuguese: rixoso
  • Spanish: rijoso

References edit

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