LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

importuōsus

importuōsus (feminine importuōsa, neuter importuōsum)
Classical[ɪm.pɔr.tuˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[im.por.tuˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivelacking a harbour

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimportuōsusimportuōsaimportuōsum
genitiveimportuōsīimportuōsaeimportuōsī
dativeimportuōsōimportuōsaeimportuōsō
accusativeimportuōsumimportuōsamimportuōsum
ablativeimportuōsōimportuōsāimportuōsō
vocativeimportuōseimportuōsaimportuōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimportuōsīimportuōsaeimportuōsa
genitiveimportuōsōrumimportuōsārumimportuōsōrum
dativeimportuōsīsimportuōsīsimportuōsīs
accusativeimportuōsōsimportuōsāsimportuōsa
ablativeimportuōsīsimportuōsīsimportuōsīs
vocativeimportuōsīimportuōsaeimportuōsa

importŭōsus (inp-), a, um, adj. 2. in-portuosus,
I. without a harbor: mare, Sall. J. 17, 5: laeva inportuosa Italiae litora, Liv. 10, 2, 4; Tac. A. 4, 67: litus, Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 17: insula importuosissima omnium, Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 73.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinimportuōsus

Latin portuōsus Latin importuōsus From in- (“un-”) + portuōsus (“having many harbours”).

Quick answers

What does importuōsus mean in Latin?
importuōsus, a adjective, means “lacking a harbour”.
How do you pronounce importuōsus?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pɔr.tuˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.por.tuˈɔː.s̬us].
Where does importuōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin importuōsus.