LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lapidōsus

lapidōsus (feminine lapidōsa, neuter lapidōsum)
Classical[ɫa.pɪˈdoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[la.piˈdɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivestony, rocky
    dēfluit incertō lapidōsus murmure rīvusdownward flows a stony stream with an indistinct murmur8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 3.273

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelapidōsuslapidōsalapidōsum
genitivelapidōsīlapidōsaelapidōsī
dativelapidōsōlapidōsaelapidōsō
accusativelapidōsumlapidōsamlapidōsum
ablativelapidōsōlapidōsālapidōsō
vocativelapidōselapidōsalapidōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelapidōsīlapidōsaelapidōsa
genitivelapidōsōrumlapidōsārumlapidōsōrum
dativelapidōsīslapidōsīslapidōsīs
accusativelapidōsōslapidōsāslapidōsa
ablativelapidōsīslapidōsīslapidōsīs
vocativelapidōsīlapidōsaelapidōsa

lăpĭdōsus, a, um, adj. lapis,
I. full of stones, stony.
I. Lit.: lapidosa terra, Varr. R. R. 1, 9: montes, Ov. M. 1, 44: ager, id. ib. 8, 799: fluvius, id. ib. 15, 23.—
II. Transf., hard as stone, stony: panis, Hor. S. 1, 5, 91: corna, Verg. G. 2, 34: genus pirorum, Pall. 3, 25, 1; 3, 25, 6: gemma, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 145: chiragra, Pers. 5, 58.—Comp.: est lapidosius, Plin. 34, 12, 30, § 120.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lep-?
  2. Proto-Italic*lapets
  3. Latinlapidōsus

Latin -ōsus Latin lapidōsus From lapis + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Italianlapidoso

Quick answers

What does lapidōsus mean in Latin?
lapidōsus, a adjective, means “stony, rocky”.
How do you pronounce lapidōsus?
In classical Latin, [ɫa.pɪˈdoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [la.piˈdɔː.s̬us].
Where does lapidōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *lep-? → Proto-Italic *lapets → Latin lapidōsus.