silentiosus

Latin

Etymology

From silentium (“silence”) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /si.len.tiˈoː.sus/, [s̠ɪɫ̪ɛn̪t̪iˈoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /si.len.t͡siˈo.sus/, [silent̪͡s̪iˈɔːs̬us]

Adjective

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

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

Declension

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

• → Catalan: silenciós
• → French: silencieux
  • → Norman: silencieux
• → Galician: silencioso
• → Italian: silenzioso
• → Occitan: silenciós
• → Portuguese: silencioso
• → Romanian: silențios
• → Spanish: silencioso

References

• “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