LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

iocōsus

iocōsus (feminine iocōsa, neuter iocōsum)
Classical[jɔˈkoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[joˈkɔː.s̬us]
iocōse sg. voc. m.

Meaning

  1. adjectivefunny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-hearted

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeiocōsusiocōsaiocōsum
genitiveiocōsīiocōsaeiocōsī
dativeiocōsōiocōsaeiocōsō
accusativeiocōsumiocōsamiocōsum
ablativeiocōsōiocōsāiocōsō
vocativeiocōseiocōsaiocōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeiocōsīiocōsaeiocōsa
genitiveiocōsōrumiocōsārumiocōsōrum
dativeiocōsīsiocōsīsiocōsīs
accusativeiocōsōsiocōsāsiocōsa
ablativeiocōsīsiocōsīsiocōsīs
vocativeiocōsīiocōsaeiocōsa

jŏcōsus, a, um, adj. jocus,
I. full of jesting, jocose, humorous, droll, facetious (class.).
A. Of persons: homo humanus et jocosus, Varr. R. R. 2, 5: Maecenas, Hor. Epod. 3, 20: Musa, Ov. Tr. 2, 354.—
B. Of inanim. and abstr. things: res, Cic. Off. 1, 37: lis, Ov. M. 3, 332: verba, id. F. 6, 692: furtum, Hor. C. 1, 10, 7: Nilus, the sportive Nile, with reference to the merry lives of the Egyptians, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 80.—Adv.: jŏ-cōsē, jestingly, jocosely: eumque lusi jocose satis, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 2.—Comp.: dicere aliquid jocosius, Cic. Fam. 9, 24, 4; Hor. S. 1, 4, 104.

Origins

From iocus (“jest, joke”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishjocose
  • Italiangiocoso
  • Portuguesejocoso
  • Spanishjocoso
  • Sicilianjucusu

In English words that came into English from iocōsus

  • jocoseiocōsus

Quick answers

What does iocōsus mean in Latin?
iocōsus, a adjective, means “funny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-hearted”.
How do you pronounce iocōsus?
In classical Latin, [jɔˈkoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [joˈkɔː.s̬us].