LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

impetuōsus

impetuōsus (feminine impetuōsa, neuter impetuōsum)
Classical[ɪm.pɛ.tuˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[im.pe.tuˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveimpetuous, violent

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimpetuōsusimpetuōsaimpetuōsum
genitiveimpetuōsīimpetuōsaeimpetuōsī
dativeimpetuōsōimpetuōsaeimpetuōsō
accusativeimpetuōsumimpetuōsamimpetuōsum
ablativeimpetuōsōimpetuōsāimpetuōsō
vocativeimpetuōseimpetuōsaimpetuōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimpetuōsīimpetuōsaeimpetuōsa
genitiveimpetuōsōrumimpetuōsārumimpetuōsōrum
dativeimpetuōsīsimpetuōsīsimpetuōsīs
accusativeimpetuōsōsimpetuōsāsimpetuōsa
ablativeimpetuōsīsimpetuōsīsimpetuōsīs
vocativeimpetuōsīimpetuōsaeimpetuōsa

impĕtŭōsus, a, um, adj. impetus,
I. impetuous, violent, Epit. Iliad. 919.—Hence, adv.: impĕtŭōsē (inp-), violently, impetuously: contendit ad moenia, Auct. de Prog. Aug. 5: Acron ad Hor. C. 1, 29, 11.

Origins

From impetus (“attack”) + -osus.

Descendants
  • Englishimpetuous
  • Spanishimpetuoso
  • Italianimpetuoso
  • Portugueseimpetuoso
  • Catalanimpetuós
  • Romanianimpetuos
  • Frenchimpétueuxfrom Old French impetueux

In English words that came into English from impetuōsus

  • impetuousimpetuōsus

Quick answers

What does impetuōsus mean in Latin?
impetuōsus, a adjective, means “impetuous, violent”.
How do you pronounce impetuōsus?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pɛ.tuˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.pe.tuˈɔː.s̬us].