adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cariōsus
cariōsus (feminine cariōsa, neuter cariōsum)
Classical[ka.riˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.riˈɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectiverotten, decayed, carious
- adjectivecrumbly, friable
- adjectivewithered
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cariōsus | cariōsa | cariōsum |
| genitive | cariōsī | cariōsae | cariōsī |
| dative | cariōsō | cariōsae | cariōsō |
| accusative | cariōsum | cariōsam | cariōsum |
| ablative | cariōsō | cariōsā | cariōsō |
| vocative | cariōse | cariōsa | cariōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cariōsī | cariōsae | cariōsa |
| genitive | cariōsōrum | cariōsārum | cariōsōrum |
| dative | cariōsīs | cariōsīs | cariōsīs |
| accusative | cariōsōs | cariōsās | cariōsa |
| ablative | cariōsīs | cariōsīs | cariōsīs |
| vocative | cariōsī | cariōsae | cariōsa |
cărĭōsus, a, um, adj. caries,
I. decayed, rotten.
I. Prop.:
palmula, Varr. R. R. 1, 67: terra, too loose, porous, Cato, R. R. 5, 6; 34, 1; 37, 1. Cato's expression, terra cariosa, is explained by Pliny as meaning: arida, fistulosa, scabra, canens. exesa, pumicosa, Plin. 17, 5, 3, § 34; but better by Col. 2, 4, 5, as = varia, i. e. wet on the surface and dry below:—os, Cels. 8, 2: dentes, Phaedr. 5, 10, 5; Plin. 32, 7, 26, § 82: vina, flat, Mart. 13, 120: amphora Falerni, id. 11, 50.—II. Trop. (cf. caries, II.), withered, dry by old age: nemo illā vivit carie cariosior, Afran. ap. Non. p. 21, 27:
senectus, Ov. Am. 1, 12, 29: vetustas, Prud. Cath. 10, 149: dii, i. e. statuae deorum, id. ap. Symm. 1, 435: dotes perfidiā cariosi, Ambros. Ep. 10, 3.—Sup. and adv. not found.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cariōsus adj.
caries, full of decay: dentes, Ph.—Fig.: senectus, dried up, O.
Origins
From cariēs + -ōsus.
Descendants
- Englishcarious
- Frenchcarieux
- Germankariös
- Italiancarioso
- Spanishcarioso