LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

crustōsus

crustōsus (feminine crustōsa, neuter crustōsum)
Classical[krʊsˈtoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[krusˈtɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecovered with a hard rind; crusted

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecrustōsuscrustōsacrustōsum
genitivecrustōsīcrustōsaecrustōsī
dativecrustōsōcrustōsaecrustōsō
accusativecrustōsumcrustōsamcrustōsum
ablativecrustōsōcrustōsācrustōsō
vocativecrustōsecrustōsacrustōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecrustōsīcrustōsaecrustōsa
genitivecrustōsōrumcrustōsārumcrustōsōrum
dativecrustōsīscrustōsīscrustōsīs
accusativecrustōsōscrustōsāscrustōsa
ablativecrustōsīscrustōsīscrustōsīs
vocativecrustōsīcrustōsaecrustōsa

crustōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. covered with a hard rind, crusted: bdellium crustosius, Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 36.

Origins

From crusta + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalancrostós
  • Englishcrustose
  • Frenchcroûteux
  • Italiancrostoso
  • Occitancrostós
  • Portuguesecrostoso
  • Romaniancrustos
  • Spanishcostroso
  • Normancrôteux

In English words that came into English from crustōsus

  • crustosecrustōsus

Quick answers

What does crustōsus mean in Latin?
crustōsus, a adjective, means “covered with a hard rind; crusted”.
How do you pronounce crustōsus?
In classical Latin, [krʊsˈtoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [krusˈtɔː.s̬us].