Latin

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Etymology

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From torus (muscle, flesh) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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torōsus (feminine torōsa, neuter torōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. muscular, brawny, fleshy
    Synonyms: mūsculōsus, lacertōsus
  2. (figuratively) fleshy (e.g., of a plant)

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative torōsus torōsa torōsum torōsī torōsae torōsa
Genitive torōsī torōsae torōsī torōsōrum torōsārum torōsōrum
Dative torōsō torōsō torōsīs
Accusative torōsum torōsam torōsum torōsōs torōsās torōsa
Ablative torōsō torōsā torōsō torōsīs
Vocative torōse torōsa torōsum torōsī torōsae torōsa
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Descendants

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  • English: torose
  • Italian: toroso
  • Portuguese: toroso
  • Spanish: toroso

References

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  • torosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • torosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • torosus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • torosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • torosus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016