LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

algōsus

algōsus (feminine algōsa, neuter algōsum)
Classical[aɫˈɡoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[alˈɡɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveAbounding or covered in seaweed.
    77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 32.95

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealgōsusalgōsaalgōsum
genitivealgōsīalgōsaealgōsī
dativealgōsōalgōsaealgōsō
accusativealgōsumalgōsamalgōsum
ablativealgōsōalgōsāalgōsō
vocativealgōsealgōsaalgōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealgōsīalgōsaealgōsa
genitivealgōsōrumalgōsārumalgōsōrum
dativealgōsīsalgōsīsalgōsīs
accusativealgōsōsalgōsāsalgōsa
ablativealgōsīsalgōsīsalgōsīs
vocativealgōsīalgōsaealgōsa

algōsus, a, um, adj. alga,
I. abounding in sea-weed: vivunt in algosis, sc. locis, Plin. 32, 9, 31, § 95: litus, Aus. Ep. 7, 42.

Origins

From alga + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Italianalgoso

Quick answers

What does algōsus mean in Latin?
algōsus, a adjective, means “Abounding or covered in seaweed.”.
How do you pronounce algōsus?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈɡoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈɡɔː.s̬us].