adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
lacūnōsus
lacūnōsus (feminine lacūnōsa, neuter lacūnōsum)
Classical[ɫa.kuːˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[la.kuˈnɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectiveFull of holes, cavities, gaps, etc.; lacunose.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lacūnōsus | lacūnōsa | lacūnōsum |
| genitive | lacūnōsī | lacūnōsae | lacūnōsī |
| dative | lacūnōsō | lacūnōsae | lacūnōsō |
| accusative | lacūnōsum | lacūnōsam | lacūnōsum |
| ablative | lacūnōsō | lacūnōsā | lacūnōsō |
| vocative | lacūnōse | lacūnōsa | lacūnōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lacūnōsī | lacūnōsae | lacūnōsa |
| genitive | lacūnōsōrum | lacūnōsārum | lacūnōsōrum |
| dative | lacūnōsīs | lacūnōsīs | lacūnōsīs |
| accusative | lacūnōsōs | lacūnōsās | lacūnōsa |
| ablative | lacūnōsīs | lacūnōsīs | lacūnōsīs |
| vocative | lacūnōsī | lacūnōsae | lacūnōsa |
lăcūnōsus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Full of holes, ponds, or sloughs:
convallis, App. M. 1, p. 105, 21; cf.: (via) lacunosis incilibus voraginosa, id. ib. 9, p. 221, 1.—II. In gen., full of hollows, gaps, or cavities:
nihil eminens, nihil lacunosum, Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47: vena, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 226.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lacūnōsus adj.
lacuna, full of hollows : nihil lacunosum, no gap .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin *lacūnusnom. Latin lacuna Latin -ōsus Latin lacūnōsus From lacuna (“hole, gap, defect”) + -ōsus.