adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
caenōsus
caenōsus (feminine caenōsa, neuter caenōsum)
Classical[kae̯ˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈnɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivemuddy, foul
caenōsus gurges
the foul whirlpool (an epithet for the Styx)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caenōsus | caenōsa | caenōsum |
| genitive | caenōsī | caenōsae | caenōsī |
| dative | caenōsō | caenōsae | caenōsō |
| accusative | caenōsum | caenōsam | caenōsum |
| ablative | caenōsō | caenōsā | caenōsō |
| vocative | caenōse | caenōsa | caenōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caenōsī | caenōsae | caenōsa |
| genitive | caenōsōrum | caenōsārum | caenōsōrum |
| dative | caenōsīs | caenōsīs | caenōsīs |
| accusative | caenōsōs | caenōsās | caenōsa |
| ablative | caenōsīs | caenōsīs | caenōsīs |
| vocative | caenōsī | caenōsae | caenōsa |
caenōsus (coen-), a, um, adj. caenum,
I. muddy, dirty, foul, marshy (rare): lacus. Col. 7, 10, 6:
gurges (i. e. Styx), Juv. 3, 266.—Comp.: caenosior liquor, Sol. 49 fin.—II. Trop.: impuritas, Salv. Gub. Dei, 3, 10.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
caenōsus adj.
caenum, muddy, foul: gurges, the Styx, Iu.
Origins
From caenum (“dirt, filth”) + -ōsus.