LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cērōsus

cērōsus (feminine cērōsa, neuter cērōsum)
Classical[keːˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈrɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of wax; waxy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecērōsuscērōsacērōsum
genitivecērōsīcērōsaecērōsī
dativecērōsōcērōsaecērōsō
accusativecērōsumcērōsamcērōsum
ablativecērōsōcērōsācērōsō
vocativecērōsecērōsacērōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecērōsīcērōsaecērōsa
genitivecērōsōrumcērōsārumcērōsōrum
dativecērōsīscērōsīscērōsīs
accusativecērōsōscērōsāscērōsa
ablativecērōsīscērōsīscērōsīs
vocativecērōsīcērōsaecērōsa

cērōsus, a, um, adj. cera,
I. full of wax: mel, Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 27.

Origins

From cēra + -ōsus.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancerós
  • Occitancerós
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseceroso
  • Spanishceroso
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianceros
Italo-Romance
  • Italianceroso
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchcireux
  • Franco-Provençalcirox

Quick answers

What does cērōsus mean in Latin?
cērōsus, a adjective, means “full of wax; waxy”.
How do you pronounce cērōsus?
In classical Latin, [keːˈroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃeˈrɔː.s̬us].