adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
frontōsus
frontōsus (feminine frontōsa, neuter frontōsum)
Classical[frɔnˈtoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[fronˈtɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivehaving multiple foreheads
- adjectivefigurativelyshameless, bold, foreward
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | frontōsus | frontōsa | frontōsum |
| genitive | frontōsī | frontōsae | frontōsī |
| dative | frontōsō | frontōsae | frontōsō |
| accusative | frontōsum | frontōsam | frontōsum |
| ablative | frontōsō | frontōsā | frontōsō |
| vocative | frontōse | frontōsa | frontōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | frontōsī | frontōsae | frontōsa |
| genitive | frontōsōrum | frontōsārum | frontōsōrum |
| dative | frontōsīs | frontōsīs | frontōsīs |
| accusative | frontōsōs | frontōsās | frontōsa |
| ablative | frontōsīs | frontōsīs | frontōsīs |
| vocative | frontōsī | frontōsae | frontōsa |
frontōsus, a, um, adj. 2. frons,
I. manybrowed, having several foreheads.
I. Lit., said of Janus:
frontosior, Aug. Civ. D. 1, 4 fin.—II. Trop., that has a bold forehead, shameless (late Lat.), Aug. Serm. in Psa. 1, 68.
Origins
From frons (“forehead”) + -ōsus.