adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
alsiōsus
alsiōsus (feminine alsiōsa, neuter alsiōsum)
Classical[aɫ.siˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[al.siˈɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectiveeasily freezing, susceptible to cold
Stabulatur pecus melius, ad hibernos exortos si spectat, quod est alsiosum.
It is better to have the goat stalls face the sunrise in winter, as the animals feel the cold acutely.116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rerum rusticarum 2.3.6
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alsiōsus | alsiōsa | alsiōsum |
| genitive | alsiōsī | alsiōsae | alsiōsī |
| dative | alsiōsō | alsiōsae | alsiōsō |
| accusative | alsiōsum | alsiōsam | alsiōsum |
| ablative | alsiōsō | alsiōsā | alsiōsō |
| vocative | alsiōse | alsiōsa | alsiōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alsiōsī | alsiōsae | alsiōsa |
| genitive | alsiōsōrum | alsiōsārum | alsiōsōrum |
| dative | alsiōsīs | alsiōsīs | alsiōsīs |
| accusative | alsiōsōs | alsiōsās | alsiōsa |
| ablative | alsiōsīs | alsiōsīs | alsiōsīs |
| vocative | alsiōsī | alsiōsae | alsiōsa |
alsĭōsus, a, um, adj. 1. alsius,
I. easily freezing, susceptible to cold:
pecus, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 6: Alsiosa (Habrotonum et Adonium) admodum sunt, Plin 21, 10, 34, § 60.Origins
From alsius (“chilly, cold, cool”) + -ōsus.