LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dolōrōsus

dolōrōsus (feminine dolōrōsa, neuter dolōrōsum)
Classical[dɔ.ɫoːˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[do.loˈrɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivepainful; full of sorrow, sorrowful

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedolōrōsusdolōrōsadolōrōsum
genitivedolōrōsīdolōrōsaedolōrōsī
dativedolōrōsōdolōrōsaedolōrōsō
accusativedolōrōsumdolōrōsamdolōrōsum
ablativedolōrōsōdolōrōsādolōrōsō
vocativedolōrōsedolōrōsadolōrōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedolōrōsīdolōrōsaedolōrōsa
genitivedolōrōsōrumdolōrōsārumdolōrōsōrum
dativedolōrōsīsdolōrōsīsdolōrōsīs
accusativedolōrōsōsdolōrōsāsdolōrōsa
ablativedolōrōsīsdolōrōsīsdolōrōsīs
vocativedolōrōsīdolōrōsaedolōrōsa

dŏlōrōsus, a, um, adj. dolor,
I. painful, full of sorrow (late Lat.): loci, Veg. Vet. 4, 22: exstantia, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*delh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dolh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*doleō
  4. Latindolōrōsus

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin dolor Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin dolōrōsus From dolor (“pain”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalandolorós
  • Englishdolorose
  • Englishdolorous
  • Frenchdouloureux
  • Italiandoloroso
  • Occitandolorós
  • Portuguesedoloroso
  • Romaniandururos
  • Sardiniandolorosu
  • Sardiniandulurosu

In English words that came into English from dolōrōsus

  • dolorousdolōrōsus
  • dolorosedolōrōsus

Quick answers

What does dolōrōsus mean in Latin?
dolōrōsus, a adjective, means “painful; full of sorrow, sorrowful”.
How do you pronounce dolōrōsus?
In classical Latin, [dɔ.ɫoːˈroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [do.loˈrɔː.s̬us].
Where does dolōrōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁éyeti → Proto-Italic *doleō → Latin dolōrōsus.