adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
comōsus
comōsus (feminine comōsa, neuter comōsum)
Classical[kɔˈmoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈmɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivehairy (having lots of, or long hair)
- adjectiveleafy (having many leaves)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | comōsus | comōsa | comōsum |
| genitive | comōsī | comōsae | comōsī |
| dative | comōsō | comōsae | comōsō |
| accusative | comōsum | comōsam | comōsum |
| ablative | comōsō | comōsā | comōsō |
| vocative | comōse | comōsa | comōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | comōsī | comōsae | comōsa |
| genitive | comōsōrum | comōsārum | comōsōrum |
| dative | comōsīs | comōsīs | comōsīs |
| accusative | comōsōs | comōsās | comōsa |
| ablative | comōsīs | comōsīs | comōsīs |
| vocative | comōsī | comōsae | comōsa |
cŏmōsus, a, um, adj. coma,
I. hairy, with much or long hair (rare):
frons, Phaedr. 5, 8, 2: Phoebus, Auct. Priap. 37.—Transf., of plants, leafy: genus tithymali comosissimum, Plin. 26, 8, 45, § 71; 16, 6, 8, § 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
comōsus adj.
coma, with long hair: frons, Ph.
Origins
From coma (“hair”) + -ōsus.