adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
latēbrōsus
latēbrōsus (feminine latēbrōsa, neuter latēbrōsum, comparative latēbrōsior)
Classical[ɫa.teːˈbroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[la.teˈbrɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivehaving many places to lurk or hide
- adjectivelurking or hiding
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | latēbrōsus | latēbrōsa | latēbrōsum |
| genitive | latēbrōsī | latēbrōsae | latēbrōsī |
| dative | latēbrōsō | latēbrōsae | latēbrōsō |
| accusative | latēbrōsum | latēbrōsam | latēbrōsum |
| ablative | latēbrōsō | latēbrōsā | latēbrōsō |
| vocative | latēbrōse | latēbrōsa | latēbrōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | latēbrōsī | latēbrōsae | latēbrōsa |
| genitive | latēbrōsōrum | latēbrōsārum | latēbrōsōrum |
| dative | latēbrōsīs | latēbrōsīs | latēbrōsīs |
| accusative | latēbrōsōs | latēbrōsās | latēbrōsa |
| ablative | latēbrōsīs | latēbrōsīs | latēbrōsīs |
| vocative | latēbrōsī | latēbrōsae | latēbrōsa |
lătē^brōsus, a, um, adj. latebra,
I. full of lurking-holes or coverts, hidden, retired, secret.
I. Lit. (rare but class.):
loca, lurking-places, disreputable haunts, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 26: via, * Cic. Sest. 59, 126: locus, Liv. 21, 54: viae, Amm. 14, 2, 2: loca, id. 17, 1, 6: flumina, Verg. A. 8, 713: latebrosae tempora noctis, Luc. 6, 120: serpens, Sen. Oedip. 153: latebrosa et lucifuga natio, Min. Fel. 8, 4.—Poet.: pumex, i. e. full of holes, porous, Verg. A. 12, 587.—II. Trop., intricate, obscure (late Lat.): latebrosissima quaestio. Aug. Retract. 1, 19.— Hence, * adv.: lătē^brōsē, in a lurkingplace, secretly:
se occultare, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
latēbrōsus adj. with comp.
latebra, full of lurking-holes, hidden, retired, secret : latebrosior via: locus, L.: pumex, i. e. porous , V.
Origins
From latebra + -ōsus.