LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aerōsus

aerōsus (feminine aerōsa, neuter aerōsum)
Classical[ˈae̯.rɔ.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.ro.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of copper

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaerōsusaerōsaaerōsum
genitiveaerōsīaerōsaeaerōsī
dativeaerōsōaerōsaeaerōsō
accusativeaerōsumaerōsamaerōsum
ablativeaerōsōaerōsāaerōsō
vocativeaerōseaerōsaaerōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaerōsīaerōsaeaerōsa
genitiveaerōsōrumaerōsārumaerōsōrum
dativeaerōsīsaerōsīsaerōsīs
accusativeaerōsōsaerōsāsaerōsa
ablativeaerōsīsaerōsīsaerōsīs
vocativeaerōsīaerōsaeaerōsa

aerōsus, a, um, adj. aes,
I. full of copper: Cyprus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 20 Müll.: aurum, gold that contains many parts of copper, Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93: ferrum, id. 34, 14, 41, § 143: pecunia, Dig. 46, 3, 102.

Origins

Derived from aes (“copper; bronze”) (oblique stem aer-) + -ōsus (“-ous”).

Descendants
  • Englishaerose
  • Italianeroso

In English words that came into English from aerōsus

  • aeroseaerōsus

Quick answers

What does aerōsus mean in Latin?
aerōsus, a adjective, means “full of copper”.
How do you pronounce aerōsus?
In classical Latin, [ˈae̯.rɔ.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.ro.s̬us].