adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
calcitrōsus
calcitrōsus (feminine calcitrōsa, neuter calcitrōsum)
Classical[kaɫ.kɪˈtroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[kal̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈtrɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivekicking, apt to kick, (fig.) refractory
Bōs calcitrōsus dēbet pungī bīnīs vicibus.
The ox that kicks back shall be pricked twice. [proverb]Numquam stimulo lacessat juvencum, quod retrectantem calcitrosumque eum reddit.
4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De re rustica 2.2.26 - Medieval Latinadjectivesynonym of callōsus
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | calcitrōsus | calcitrōsa | calcitrōsum |
| genitive | calcitrōsī | calcitrōsae | calcitrōsī |
| dative | calcitrōsō | calcitrōsae | calcitrōsō |
| accusative | calcitrōsum | calcitrōsam | calcitrōsum |
| ablative | calcitrōsō | calcitrōsā | calcitrōsō |
| vocative | calcitrōse | calcitrōsa | calcitrōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | calcitrōsī | calcitrōsae | calcitrōsa |
| genitive | calcitrōsōrum | calcitrōsārum | calcitrōsōrum |
| dative | calcitrōsīs | calcitrōsīs | calcitrōsīs |
| accusative | calcitrōsōs | calcitrōsās | calcitrōsa |
| ablative | calcitrōsīs | calcitrōsīs | calcitrōsīs |
| vocative | calcitrōsī | calcitrōsae | calcitrōsa |
calcĭtrōsus, a, um, adj. 2. calcitro,
I. kicking, apt to kick:
juvencus, Col. 2, 2, 26; Dig. 9, 1, 1; 21, 1, 4.Origins
From calcitrō + -ōsus.