LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

acerōsus

acerōsus (feminine acerōsa, neuter acerōsum)
Classical[a.kɛˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.t͡ʃeˈrɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of chaff, mixed with chaff, having husks included, chaffy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeacerōsusacerōsaacerōsum
genitiveacerōsīacerōsaeacerōsī
dativeacerōsōacerōsaeacerōsō
accusativeacerōsumacerōsamacerōsum
ablativeacerōsōacerōsāacerōsō
vocativeacerōseacerōsaacerōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeacerōsīacerōsaeacerōsa
genitiveacerōsōrumacerōsārumacerōsōrum
dativeacerōsīsacerōsīsacerōsīs
accusativeacerōsōsacerōsāsacerōsa
ablativeacerōsīsacerōsīsacerōsīs
vocativeacerōsīacerōsaeacerōsa

ăcĕrōsus, a, um, adj. ăcus, ĕris,
I. full of chaff: far, mixed with chaff, Gr. αὐτόπυρος, Lucil. ap. Non. 445, 14: caenum, id. ib.; v. Fest. s. v. OBACERARE, p. 187 Müll.

Origins

From acus (“husk of grain; chaff, bran”, oblique stem acer-) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishacerose
  • Italianaceroso
  • Portugueseaceroso

Quick answers

What does acerōsus mean in Latin?
acerōsus, a adjective, means “full of chaff, mixed with chaff, having husks included, chaffy”.
How do you pronounce acerōsus?
In classical Latin, [a.kɛˈroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.t͡ʃeˈrɔː.s̬us].