adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
fūcōsus
fūcōsus (feminine fūcōsa, neuter fūcōsum)
Classical[fuːˈkoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[fuˈkɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivepainted, coloured, beautified
- adjectivefake, counterfeit, spurious
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fūcōsus | fūcōsa | fūcōsum |
| genitive | fūcōsī | fūcōsae | fūcōsī |
| dative | fūcōsō | fūcōsae | fūcōsō |
| accusative | fūcōsum | fūcōsam | fūcōsum |
| ablative | fūcōsō | fūcōsā | fūcōsō |
| vocative | fūcōse | fūcōsa | fūcōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fūcōsī | fūcōsae | fūcōsa |
| genitive | fūcōsōrum | fūcōsārum | fūcōsōrum |
| dative | fūcōsīs | fūcōsīs | fūcōsīs |
| accusative | fūcōsōs | fūcōsās | fūcōsa |
| ablative | fūcōsīs | fūcōsīs | fūcōsīs |
| vocative | fūcōsī | fūcōsae | fūcōsa |
fūcōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. painted, colored, beautified, counterfeit, spurious (Ciceron.):
visae merces, fallaces quidem et fucosae, chartis et linteis et vitro delatae, Cic. Rab. Post. 14, 40: vicinitas non assueta mendaciis, non fucosa, non fallax, non erudita artificio simulationis, id. Planc. 7, 22: ambitiosae fucosaeque amicitiae, id. Att. 1, 18, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fūcōsus adj.
1 fucus, painted, colored, beautified, counterfeit, spurious : merces: vicinitas: amicitiae.
Origins
From fūcus + -ōsus.