LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dolōsus

dolōsus (feminine dolōsa, neuter dolōsum, adverb dolōsē)
Classical[dɔˈɫoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[doˈlɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecrafty, cunning, deceitful

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedolōsusdolōsadolōsum
genitivedolōsīdolōsaedolōsī
dativedolōsōdolōsaedolōsō
accusativedolōsumdolōsamdolōsum
ablativedolōsōdolōsādolōsō
vocativedolōsedolōsadolōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedolōsīdolōsaedolōsa
genitivedolōsōrumdolōsārumdolōsōrum
dativedolōsīsdolōsīsdolōsīs
accusativedolōsōsdolōsāsdolōsa
ablativedolōsīsdolōsīsdolōsīs
vocativedolōsīdolōsaedolōsa

dŏlōsus, a, um, adj. dolus,
I. crafty, cunning, deceitful (rare, and mostly poet.; for syn. cf.: subdolus, fraudulentus, fallax; callidus, astutus, vafer, veterator, etc.): conservus, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 43: fidicina, id. Epid. 3, 2, 36: mulier, Hor. S. 2, 5, 70: gens, Ov. M. 14, 92: vulpes, Phaedr. 1, 13, 11 et saep.: consilia, Poët. ap. Cic. Rab. Post. 2, 4: artes, Ov. M. 15, 473; August. in Ev. Joan. Tract. 116, 5: statera, false, Vulg. Prov. 20, 23; cf. pondera, id. Mich. 6, 11.— With inf.: amici, Ferre jugum pariter dolosi, Hor. C. 1, 35, 28.—Poet.: taurus, i. e. Jupiter, changed into a bull, Hor. C. 3, 27, 25: incedis per ignes Suppositos cineri doloso, i. e. deceitful, treacherous, id. ib. 2, 1, 8; cf. nummus, id. Pers. prol. 12.—Adv.: dŏlōse, craftily, deceitfully (class.), Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 4; id. Truc. 2, 5, 9; Cic. Off. 3, 15, 61; Vulg. Psa. 5, 10 al.—No Comp. or Sup.

Origins

Latin dolus Latin -osus Latin dolōsus From dolus + -osus.

Descendants
  • Catalandolós
  • Englishdolose
  • Italiandoloso
  • Portuguesedoloso
  • Spanishdoloso

In English words that came into English from dolōsus

  • dolosedolōsus

Quick answers

What does dolōsus mean in Latin?
dolōsus, a adjective, means “crafty, cunning, deceitful”.
How do you pronounce dolōsus?
In classical Latin, [dɔˈɫoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [doˈlɔː.s̬us].