LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

formosānus

formosānus (feminine formosāna, neuter formosānum)
Classical[fɔr.mɔˈsaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[for.moˈs̬aː.nus]

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveFormosan

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeformosānusformosānaformosānum
genitiveformosānīformosānaeformosānī
dativeformosānōformosānaeformosānō
accusativeformosānumformosānamformosānum
ablativeformosānōformosānāformosānō
vocativeformosāneformosānaformosānum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeformosānīformosānaeformosāna
genitiveformosānōrumformosānārumformosānōrum
dativeformosānīsformosānīsformosānīs
accusativeformosānōsformosānāsformosāna
ablativeformosānīsformosānīsformosānīs
vocativeformosānīformosānaeformosāna

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin formosānus From Formosa + -ānus.

Quick answers

What does formosānus mean in Latin?
formosānus, a adjective, means “Formosan”.
How do you pronounce formosānus?
In classical Latin, [fɔr.mɔˈsaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [for.moˈs̬aː.nus].