LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gulōsus

gulōsus (feminine gulōsa, neuter gulōsum, adverb gulōsē)

Meaning

  1. adjectivegluttonous
  2. adjectiveappetizing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegulōsusgulōsagulōsum
genitivegulōsīgulōsaegulōsī
dativegulōsōgulōsaegulōsō
accusativegulōsumgulōsamgulōsum
ablativegulōsōgulōsāgulōsō
vocativegulōsegulōsagulōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegulōsīgulōsaegulōsa
genitivegulōsōrumgulōsārumgulōsōrum
dativegulōsīsgulōsīsgulōsīs
accusativegulōsōsgulōsāsgulōsa
ablativegulōsīsgulōsīsgulōsīs
vocativegulōsīgulōsaegulōsa

gŭlōsus, a, um, adj. gula, II.,
I. gluttonous, luxurious, dainty (post-Aug.; cf.: edax, vorax): oculis quoque gulosi sunt, Sen. Q. N. 3, 18 fin.: nil est miserius nec gulosius Santra, Mart. 7, 20, 1: gulosum Fictile, i. e. containing dainty food, Juv. 11, 19: abstinentia, i. e. an abstinence that enhances enjoyment, Hier. Ep. 107, 10.—Transf.: nimium lector gulosus, i. e. a too voracious reader (acc. to others, an over-fastidious reader), Mart. 10, 59, 5.—Adv.: gŭlōse, gluttonously: gulosius condire cibos, Col. praef. § 5: nil est, Apici, tibi gulosius factum, Mart. 3, 22, 5: gulosissime nutrit, Tert. Res. Carn. 1.

Origins

From gula + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Italiangoloso
  • Spanishgoloso
  • Spanishguloso
  • Portugueseguloso
  • Dalmatiangolaus
  • Dalmatiangulaus
  • Friuliangolôs

In English words that came into English from gulōsus

  • gulositygulōsitātem

Quick answers

What does gulōsus mean in Latin?
gulōsus, a adjective, means “gluttonous; appetizing”.