LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

intōnsus

intōnsus (feminine intōnsa, neuter intōnsum)
Classical[ɪnˈtõː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈtɔn.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveunshaven, unshorn
  2. adjectiveleafy (not cut)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

nōndum tōnsus
intōnsus -a -um — in Aeneis, ch. 20

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeintōnsusintōnsaintōnsum
genitiveintōnsīintōnsaeintōnsī
dativeintōnsōintōnsaeintōnsō
accusativeintōnsumintōnsamintōnsum
ablativeintōnsōintōnsāintōnsō
vocativeintōnseintōnsaintōnsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeintōnsīintōnsaeintōnsa
genitiveintōnsōrumintōnsārumintōnsōrum
dativeintōnsīsintōnsīsintōnsīs
accusativeintōnsōsintōnsāsintōnsa
ablativeintōnsīsintōnsīsintōnsīs
vocativeintōnsīintōnsaeintōnsa

intonsus, a, um, Part., from intondeo.
intonsus, a, um, adj. 2. in-tondeo,
I. unshorn.
I. Lit.: scindens dolore identidem intonsam comam, Acc. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 26: capilli, Hor. Epod. 15, 9: crinis, Tib. 1, 4,38: Cynthius, Hor. C. 1, 21, 2: deus, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 60; Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 52: comae, Curt. 9, 10, 9; 4, 13, 5: mentum, id. 8, 9, 22: caput, Ov. F. 4, 655: ora, i. e. not yet shaved, Verg. A. 9, 181: oves, Col. 7, 3, 7.—With Gr. acc.: Rhodanique comas intonsa juventus, Sil. 15, 674.—
B. . Transf.: montes, i. e. leafy (covered with grass, herbs, or bushes), Verg. E. 5, 63: quercus intonsaque caelo Attollunt capita, leafy, id. A. 9, 681: myrtus, Stat. S. 4, 7, 10.—Of the old Romans, who neither cut their hair nor shaved their beards: tonsores in Italiam venere post Romam conditam anno CCCCLIV., antea intonsi fuere, Plin. 7, 59, 59, § 211: Cato, Hor. C. 2, 15, 11: avi, bearded, Ov. F. 2, 30. —
II. Trop., unpolished, rude: homines intonsi et inculti, Liv. 21, 32: Getae, Ov. P. 4, 2, 2.

Origins

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

Latin tōnsus Latin intōnsus From in- + tōnsus.

Descendants
  • Catalanintons
  • Italianintonso
  • Portugueseintonso
  • Spanishintonso
  • Galicianintonso

Quick answers

What does intōnsus mean in Latin?
intōnsus, a adjective, means “unshaven, unshorn; leafy (not cut)”.
How do you pronounce intōnsus?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈtõː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈtɔn.sus].
Where does intōnsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin intōnsus.