LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

inaquōsus

inaquōsus (feminine inaquōsa, neuter inaquōsum)
Classical[ɪ.naˈkʷoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.naˈkʷɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivearid, dry (lacking water)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinaquōsusinaquōsainaquōsum
genitiveinaquōsīinaquōsaeinaquōsī
dativeinaquōsōinaquōsaeinaquōsō
accusativeinaquōsuminaquōsaminaquōsum
ablativeinaquōsōinaquōsāinaquōsō
vocativeinaquōseinaquōsainaquōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinaquōsīinaquōsaeinaquōsa
genitiveinaquōsōruminaquōsāruminaquōsōrum
dativeinaquōsīsinaquōsīsinaquōsīs
accusativeinaquōsōsinaquōsāsinaquōsa
ablativeinaquōsīsinaquōsīsinaquōsīs
vocativeinaquōsīinaquōsaeinaquōsa

ĭn-ăquōsus a, um, adj.,
I. lacking water (post-class.): loca, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 1, 1: inaquosus ἄνυδρος, Gloss. Cyril.— As subst.: ĭnăquōsa, ōrum, n. plur., dry places, desert places: serpentes arida et inaquosa sectantur, Tert. Bapt. 1.

Origins

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

Latin aquōsus Latin inaquōsus From in- (“un-”) + aquōsus (“abounding in water, full of water”).

Quick answers

What does inaquōsus mean in Latin?
inaquōsus, a adjective, means “arid, dry (lacking water)”.
How do you pronounce inaquōsus?
In classical Latin, [ɪ.naˈkʷoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.naˈkʷɔː.s̬us].
Where does inaquōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin inaquōsus.