LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

foliōsus

foliōsus (feminine foliōsa, neuter foliōsum)
Classical[fɔ.liˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[fo.liˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveleafy, full of leaves

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefoliōsusfoliōsafoliōsum
genitivefoliōsīfoliōsaefoliōsī
dativefoliōsōfoliōsaefoliōsō
accusativefoliōsumfoliōsamfoliōsum
ablativefoliōsōfoliōsāfoliōsō
vocativefoliōsefoliōsafoliōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefoliōsīfoliōsaefoliōsa
genitivefoliōsōrumfoliōsārumfoliōsōrum
dativefoliōsīsfoliōsīsfoliōsīs
accusativefoliōsōsfoliōsāsfoliōsa
ablativefoliōsīsfoliōsīsfoliōsīs
vocativefoliōsīfoliōsaefoliōsa

fŏlĭōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. leafy, full of leaves: aizoum foliosum usque ad cacumen, Plin. 25, 13, 102, § 161: arbor foliosior, id. 12, 11, 23, § 40.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin foliōsus From folium (“leaf”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalanfullós
  • Englishfoliose
  • Italianfoglioso
  • Portuguesefolhoso
  • Romanianfoios
  • Spanishhojoso
  • Galicianfolloso

Quick answers

What does foliōsus mean in Latin?
foliōsus, a adjective, means “leafy, full of leaves”.
How do you pronounce foliōsus?
In classical Latin, [fɔ.liˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fo.liˈɔː.s̬us].