LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lacertōsus

lacertōsus (feminine lacertōsa, neuter lacertōsum)
Classical[ɫa.kɛrˈtoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[la.t͡ʃerˈtɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemuscular, brawny, powerful

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelacertōsuslacertōsalacertōsum
genitivelacertōsīlacertōsaelacertōsī
dativelacertōsōlacertōsaelacertōsō
accusativelacertōsumlacertōsamlacertōsum
ablativelacertōsōlacertōsālacertōsō
vocativelacertōselacertōsalacertōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelacertōsīlacertōsaelacertōsa
genitivelacertōsōrumlacertōsārumlacertōsōrum
dativelacertōsīslacertōsīslacertōsīs
accusativelacertōsōslacertōsāslacertōsa
ablativelacertōsīslacertōsīslacertōsīs
vocativelacertōsīlacertōsaelacertōsa

lăcertōsus, a, um, adj. 1. lacertus,
I. muscular, brawny, powerful (cf. nervosus): equus, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 13: centuriones, * Cic. Phil. 8, 9, 26: viri, Col. 1, 9, 4: colonus, Ov. M. 11, 33.

Origins

From lacertus + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Italianlacertoso
  • Spanishlacertoso

Quick answers

What does lacertōsus mean in Latin?
lacertōsus, a adjective, means “muscular, brawny, powerful”.
How do you pronounce lacertōsus?
In classical Latin, [ɫa.kɛrˈtoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [la.t͡ʃerˈtɔː.s̬us].