What does cartilāginōsus mean in Latin?

cartilāginōsus, a adjective, means “gristly (full of cartilage)”.

How do you pronounce cartilāginōsus?

In classical Latin, [kar.tɪ.ɫaː.ɡɪˈnoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kar.ti.la.d͡ʒiˈnɔː.s̬us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cartilāginōsus (feminine cartilāginōsa, neuter cartilāginōsum)

Classical[kar.tɪ.ɫaː.ɡɪˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[kar.ti.la.d͡ʒiˈnɔː.s̬us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	cartilāginōsus	cartilāginōsa	cartilāginōsum
genitive	cartilāginōsī	cartilāginōsae	cartilāginōsī
dative	cartilāginōsō	cartilāginōsae	cartilāginōsō
accusative	cartilāginōsum	cartilāginōsam	cartilāginōsum
ablative	cartilāginōsō	cartilāginōsā	cartilāginōsō
vocative	cartilāginōse	cartilāginōsa	cartilāginōsum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	cartilāginōsī	cartilāginōsae	cartilāginōsa
genitive	cartilāginōsōrum	cartilāginōsārum	cartilāginōsōrum
dative	cartilāginōsīs	cartilāginōsīs	cartilāginōsīs
accusative	cartilāginōsōs	cartilāginōsās	cartilāginōsa
ablative	cartilāginōsīs	cartilāginōsīs	cartilāginōsīs
vocative	cartilāginōsī	cartilāginōsae	cartilāginōsa

cartĭlāgĭnōsus, a, um, adj. id.,

I. full of cartilage, very gristly: pars, umerus, caput os, Cels. 8, 1: galbanum, Plin. 12, 25, 56, § 126.

From cartilāgō + -ōsus.

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