veternosus

Latin

Etymology

From veternus (“lethargy, somnolence”) +‎ -ōsus (“full of”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯e.terˈnoː.sus/, [u̯ɛt̪ɛrˈnoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ve.terˈno.sus/, [vet̪erˈnɔːs̬us]

Adjective

veternōsus (feminine veternōsa, neuter veternōsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. lethargic
2. sleepy, drowsy, dreamy
3. languid, spiritless

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	veternōsus	veternōsa	veternōsum		veternōsī	veternōsae	veternōsa
Genitive	veternōsī	veternōsae	veternōsī		veternōsōrum	veternōsārum	veternōsōrum
Dative	veternōsō		veternōsō		veternōsīs
Accusative	veternōsum	veternōsam	veternōsum		veternōsōs	veternōsās	veternōsa
Ablative	veternōsō	veternōsā	veternōsō		veternōsīs
Vocative	veternōse	veternōsa	veternōsum		veternōsī	veternōsae	veternōsa

References

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