LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

crētōsus

crētōsus (feminine crētōsa, neuter crētōsum)
Classical[kreːˈtoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[kreˈtɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverich in chalk or clay; chalky or clayey

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecrētōsuscrētōsacrētōsum
genitivecrētōsīcrētōsaecrētōsī
dativecrētōsōcrētōsaecrētōsō
accusativecrētōsumcrētōsamcrētōsum
ablativecrētōsōcrētōsācrētōsō
vocativecrētōsecrētōsacrētōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecrētōsīcrētōsaecrētōsa
genitivecrētōsōrumcrētōsārumcrētōsōrum
dativecrētōsīscrētōsīscrētōsīs
accusativecrētōsōscrētōsāscrētōsa
ablativecrētōsīscrētōsīscrētōsīs
vocativecrētōsīcrētōsaecrētōsa

crētōsus, a, um, adj. 2. creta,
I. abounding in chalk or clay: locus, Cato, R. R. 8, 1; Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 72: terra, Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 3; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 175: rura Cimoli, Ov. M. 7, 463.

Origins

From crēta (“chalk”) + -ōsus.

Italo-Romance
  • Italiancretoso

Quick answers

What does crētōsus mean in Latin?
crētōsus, a adjective, means “rich in chalk or clay; chalky or clayey”.
How do you pronounce crētōsus?
In classical Latin, [kreːˈtoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kreˈtɔː.s̬us].