adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
aerumnōsus
aerumnōsus (feminine aerumnōsa, neuter aerumnōsum, superlative aerumnōsissimus)
Classical[ae̯.rʊmˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.rumˈnɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivesuffering, wretched, miserable
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aerumnōsus | aerumnōsa | aerumnōsum |
| genitive | aerumnōsī | aerumnōsae | aerumnōsī |
| dative | aerumnōsō | aerumnōsae | aerumnōsō |
| accusative | aerumnōsum | aerumnōsam | aerumnōsum |
| ablative | aerumnōsō | aerumnōsā | aerumnōsō |
| vocative | aerumnōse | aerumnōsa | aerumnōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aerumnōsī | aerumnōsae | aerumnōsa |
| genitive | aerumnōsōrum | aerumnōsārum | aerumnōsōrum |
| dative | aerumnōsīs | aerumnōsīs | aerumnōsīs |
| accusative | aerumnōsōs | aerumnōsās | aerumnōsa |
| ablative | aerumnōsīs | aerumnōsīs | aerumnōsīs |
| vocative | aerumnōsī | aerumnōsae | aerumnōsa |
aerumnōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. full of trouble or misery, suffering, wretched, miserable: salum, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 28, 67:
inopes, aerumnosae, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 39; so id. Ep. 4, 1, 32: miseros, afflictos, aerumnosos, calamitosos, Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 82; so id. Par. 2; id. Att. 3, 23 fin., once also in his Orations: infelix et aerumnosus, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 62: nihil est aerumnosius, Sen. de Ira, 2, 7.—Sup.: non huic aerumnosissimo venenum illud fuisset, Cic. Clu. 71, 201; id. Att. 3, 23.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aerumnōsus adj.
with sup, full of trouble, miserable, wretched, distressed: salum: pater: felix et aerumnosus: aerumnosissima mulier.
Origins
From aerumna (“toil, distress”) + -ōsus.