LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

fungōsus

fungōsus (feminine fungōsa, neuter fungōsum)
Classical[fʊŋˈɡoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[fuŋˈɡɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivespongy, fungous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefungōsusfungōsafungōsum
genitivefungōsīfungōsaefungōsī
dativefungōsōfungōsaefungōsō
accusativefungōsumfungōsamfungōsum
ablativefungōsōfungōsāfungōsō
vocativefungōsefungōsafungōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefungōsīfungōsaefungōsa
genitivefungōsōrumfungōsārumfungōsōrum
dativefungōsīsfungōsīsfungōsīs
accusativefungōsōsfungōsāsfungōsa
ablativefungōsīsfungōsīsfungōsīs
vocativefungōsīfungōsaefungōsa

fungōsus, a, um, adj. fungus,
I. full of holes, spongy, fungous: medulla, Col. 4, 29, 6: raphanus, Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 83: caro, id. 16, 6, 8, § 25: lingua, id. 23, 1, 24, § 49.— Comp.: harundo, Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 137.— Sup. and adv. do not occur.

Origins

Latin fungus Latin -ōsus Latin fungōsus From fungus + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Italianfungoso
  • Spanishhongoso
  • Englishfungous
  • Frenchfongueux
  • Portuguesefungoso

In English words that came into English from fungōsus

  • fungousfungōsus

Quick answers

What does fungōsus mean in Latin?
fungōsus, a adjective, means “spongy, fungous”.
How do you pronounce fungōsus?
In classical Latin, [fʊŋˈɡoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fuŋˈɡɔː.s̬us].