adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
exossis
exossis (neuter exosse)
Classical[ɛkˈsɔs.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzɔs.sis]
Meaning
- two terminationboneless, without bones
- figurativelytwo terminationpliant, loose, flexible
- figurativelytwo terminationnegligent
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | exossis | exossis exossa | exosse exossum |
| genitive | exossis | exossis exossae | exossis |
| dative | exossī exossō | exossī exossae | exossī exossō |
| accusative | exossem exossum | exossem exossam | exosse exossum |
| ablative | exossī exossō | exossī exossā | exossī exossō |
| vocative | exossis | exossis exossa | exosse exossum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | exossēs | exossēs exossae | exossia exossa |
| genitive | exossium exossōrum | exossium exossārum | exossium exossōrum |
| dative | exossibus | exossibus | exossibus |
| accusative | exossīs exossēs, exossōs | exossīs exossēs, exossās | exossia exossa |
| ablative | exossibus | exossibus | exossibus |
| vocative | exossēs | exossēs exossae | exossia exossa |
exossis, e, and exossus, a, um, adj. ex-ŏs,
I. without bones, boneless (post-class.).
I. Lit.:
cum sit (lepus marinus) cetera exossis, App. Mag. p. 300, 13.—II. Transf.
(a). Pliant, limber, supple, yielding:
exossis plane et enervis, App. Mag. p. 322, 1: enervam et exossam saltationem explicat, id. Met. 1, p. 104, 3.—(b). Loose, negligent:
dictio, Sid. Ep. 6, 18.Origins
From ex- + os + -is.