LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

argillōsus

argillōsus (feminine argillōsa, neuter argillōsum)
Classical[ar.ɡɪlˈloː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ar.d͡ʒilˈlɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveclayey, argillous, full or abounding in clay
    In fundo argilloso inter radices Laminariarum non frequens, ad Skagen et prope Hellebæk.Uncommonly on clayey bottoms among the roots of Laminarias, at Skagen and near Hellebæk.1843, Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Annulatorum danicorum conspectus, page 15:

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeargillōsusargillōsaargillōsum
genitiveargillōsīargillōsaeargillōsī
dativeargillōsōargillōsaeargillōsō
accusativeargillōsumargillōsamargillōsum
ablativeargillōsōargillōsāargillōsō
vocativeargillōseargillōsaargillōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeargillōsīargillōsaeargillōsa
genitiveargillōsōrumargillōsārumargillōsōrum
dativeargillōsīsargillōsīsargillōsīs
accusativeargillōsōsargillōsāsargillōsa
ablativeargillōsīsargillōsīsargillōsīs
vocativeargillōsīargillōsaeargillōsa

argillōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. full of clay, abounding in clay: terra, Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 2; so Plin. 12, 14, 30, § 31, and Vulg. 3 Reg. 7, 46; ib. 2 Par. 4, 17: collis, Col. Arb. 17.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂r̥ǵrós
  3. Ancient Greek *ᾰ̓ργρός(*ărgrós)
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ργός(ărgós)der.?
  5. Latinargillōsus

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῐλλος (ắrgĭllos)bor. Latin argilla Latin -ōsus Latin argillōsus From argilla + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalanargilós
  • Englishargillous
  • Frenchargileux
  • Italianargilloso
  • Portugueseargiloso
  • Spanisharcilloso
  • Galicianarxiloso

In English words that came into English from argillōsus

  • argillousargillōsus

Quick answers

What does argillōsus mean in Latin?
argillōsus, a adjective, means “clayey, argillous, full or abounding in clay”.
How do you pronounce argillōsus?
In classical Latin, [ar.ɡɪlˈloː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ar.d͡ʒilˈlɔː.s̬us].
Where does argillōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵrós → Ancient Greek *ᾰ̓ργρός (*ărgrós) → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ργός (ărgós)der.? → Latin argillōsus.