LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

carnōsus

carnōsus (feminine carnōsa, neuter carnōsum, comparative carnōsior)
Classical[karˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[karˈnɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefleshy, abounding in flesh
  2. adjectivesucculent

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarnōsuscarnōsacarnōsum
genitivecarnōsīcarnōsaecarnōsī
dativecarnōsōcarnōsaecarnōsō
accusativecarnōsumcarnōsamcarnōsum
ablativecarnōsōcarnōsācarnōsō
vocativecarnōsecarnōsacarnōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarnōsīcarnōsaecarnōsa
genitivecarnōsōrumcarnōsārumcarnōsōrum
dativecarnōsīscarnōsīscarnōsīs
accusativecarnōsōscarnōsāscarnōsa
ablativecarnōsīscarnōsīscarnōsīs
vocativecarnōsīcarnōsaecarnōsa

carnōsus, a, um, adj. 2. caro,
I. abounding in flesh, fleshy.
A. Of animals: cervix, Cels. 4, 1: palatum aquatilium, Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 171: manus, id. 11, 43, 98, § 243: crura, id. 11, 45, 105, § 253: candor carnosus sanguineis venis, id. 11, 37, 54, § 144.—Comp., Plin. 27, 8, 40, § 63.—
B. Of plants: resina, Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123: folia, id. 16, 24, 38, § 90: radices, id. 16, 31, 56, § 127: misy carnosius, id. 19, 3, 12, § 36: carnosissimae olivae, id. 15, 3, 4, § 15; so also cortex, id. 25, 5, 21, § 53.

Origins

From carō or carnis (“flesh”) + -ōsus.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancarnós
  • Frenchcharneux
  • Occitancarnós
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecarnoso
  • Spanishcarnoso
  • Asturiancarnosu
  • Galiciancarnoso
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancărnos
  • Aromaniancãrnos
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancarnoso
  • Siciliancarnusu
  • Venetancarnoxo
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancjarnôs

Quick answers

What does carnōsus mean in Latin?
carnōsus, a adjective, means “fleshy, abounding in flesh; succulent”.
How do you pronounce carnōsus?
In classical Latin, [karˈnoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [karˈnɔː.s̬us].