LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

callōsus

callōsus (feminine callōsa, neuter callōsum)
Classical[kalˈloː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[kalˈlɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewith a hard skin, hard-skinned, thick-skinned, callous
  2. adjectivesolid, tough, hard, thick

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecallōsuscallōsacallōsum
genitivecallōsīcallōsaecallōsī
dativecallōsōcallōsaecallōsō
accusativecallōsumcallōsamcallōsum
ablativecallōsōcallōsācallōsō
vocativecallōsecallōsacallōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecallōsīcallōsaecallōsa
genitivecallōsōrumcallōsārumcallōsōrum
dativecallōsīscallōsīscallōsīs
accusativecallōsōscallōsāscallōsa
ablativecallōsīscallōsīscallōsīs
vocativecallōsīcallōsaecallōsa

callōsus, a, um, adj. callum,
I. with a hard skin, hard-skinned, thick-skinned, callous (not before the Aug. per.): ulcus, Cels. 6, 3: ulcera, Plin. 26, 14, 87, § 143: venter, id. 11, 37, 79, § 203: crassior callosiorque cutis, Plin. 11, 39, 92, § 226.—
II. In gen., solid, hard, thick: ova, * Hor. S. 2, 4, 14: acini uvae, Col. 3, 1, 5: olivae, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 13: tactus, Pall. Sept. 17: orae (ulceris), Cels. 5, 28.

Origins

From callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishcallous
  • Frenchcalleux
  • Italiancalloso
  • Portuguesecaloso
  • Spanishcalloso
  • Siciliancaḍḍusu

In English words that came into English from callōsus

  • callouscallōsus
  • callositycallōsitās

Quick answers

What does callōsus mean in Latin?
callōsus, a adjective, means “with a hard skin, hard-skinned, thick-skinned, callous; solid, tough, hard, thick”.
How do you pronounce callōsus?
In classical Latin, [kalˈloː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kalˈlɔː.s̬us].