adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
brūmōsus
brūmōsus (feminine brūmōsa, neuter brūmōsum)
Classical[bruːˈmoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[bruˈmɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- Late Latinadjectivewintry
ex Hiberniae brumosis circionis insulae climatibus
from the wintry climate of the Irish northwestern islandca. 690, Aldhelm, Epistulae 5 (as quoted in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brūmōsus | brūmōsa | brūmōsum |
| genitive | brūmōsī | brūmōsae | brūmōsī |
| dative | brūmōsō | brūmōsae | brūmōsō |
| accusative | brūmōsum | brūmōsam | brūmōsum |
| ablative | brūmōsō | brūmōsā | brūmōsō |
| vocative | brūmōse | brūmōsa | brūmōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brūmōsī | brūmōsae | brūmōsa |
| genitive | brūmōsōrum | brūmōsārum | brūmōsōrum |
| dative | brūmōsīs | brūmōsīs | brūmōsīs |
| accusative | brūmōsōs | brūmōsās | brūmōsa |
| ablative | brūmōsīs | brūmōsīs | brūmōsīs |
| vocative | brūmōsī | brūmōsae | brūmōsa |
Origins
From brūma + -ōsus. Brūma is derived from brevima, brevissima (“shortest”), the superlative of brevis (“brief; short”) (the winter solstice being the shortest day of the year), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“brief, short”).
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanbromós
- Occitanbrumós
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesebrumosofrom Old Galician-Portuguese brumoso
- Spanishbrumoso
- Galicianbrumosofrom Old Galician-Portuguese brumoso
Italo-Romance
- Italianbrumoso
Borrowings
- Frenchbrumeux
Balkano-Romance
- Aromanianbrumos
In English words that came into English from brūmōsus
- brumousbrūmōsus