adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
herbōsus
herbōsus (feminine herbōsa, neuter herbōsum)
Classical[hɛrˈboː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[erˈbɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivegrassy, full of grass or herbs
‘nōn pudet herbōsum’ dīxī ‘posuisse morētum
‘‘Is it not shameful,’’ I said, ‘‘to have placed a rustic dish full of herbs on the mistress’s tables, or is there some reason behind it?’’ (Ovid writes in poetic dialogue with the muse Erato, inquiring about the customs of the ancient Roman festival Megalesia, which honored Cybele, the mother goddess or Magna Mater during April. See also moretum.)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.367–368 - adjectivegrass-colored
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herbōsus | herbōsa | herbōsum |
| genitive | herbōsī | herbōsae | herbōsī |
| dative | herbōsō | herbōsae | herbōsō |
| accusative | herbōsum | herbōsam | herbōsum |
| ablative | herbōsō | herbōsā | herbōsō |
| vocative | herbōse | herbōsa | herbōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herbōsī | herbōsae | herbōsa |
| genitive | herbōsōrum | herbōsārum | herbōsōrum |
| dative | herbōsīs | herbōsīs | herbōsīs |
| accusative | herbōsōs | herbōsās | herbōsa |
| ablative | herbōsīs | herbōsīs | herbōsīs |
| vocative | herbōsī | herbōsae | herbōsa |
herbōsus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Full of grass or herbs, grassy:
campus, Hor. C. 3, 18, 9: Palatia, Tib. 2, 5, 25: Apidanus, Prop. 1, 3, 6: flumen, Verg. G. 2, 199: pascua, Ov. M. 2, 689: moretum, id. F. 4, 367: herbosissima stramenta, Cato, R. R. 54, 2.—II. Grass-colored, grass - green (post-class.):
marmor, Sid. Carm. 5, 38: calcei smaragdineae fluctu viriditatis, Mart. Cap. 1, § 66.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
herbōsus adj.
herba, abounding in grass, grassy : campus, H.: flumen, with grassy banks , V.: moretum, made with herbs , O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ? Latin herba Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin herbōsus From herba (“grass, vegetation”) + -ōsus.
Descendants
- Catalanherbós
- Englishherbose
- Frenchherbeux
- Italianerboso
- Portugueseherboso
- Romanianierbos
- Spanishherboso
- Aromanianirbos
- Franco-Provençalhèrbox
- Friulianjerbôs