adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
licentiōsus
licentiōsus (feminine licentiōsa, neuter licentiōsum, comparative licentiōsior, superlative licentiōsissimus)
Classical[lɪ.kɛn.tiˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[li.t͡ʃen.t͡siˈɔː.s̬us]
licentiōse sg. voc. m.
Meaning
- adjectivelicentious, full of freedom, free, unbridled, unrestrained, wanton
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | licentiōsus | licentiōsa | licentiōsum |
| genitive | licentiōsī | licentiōsae | licentiōsī |
| dative | licentiōsō | licentiōsae | licentiōsō |
| accusative | licentiōsum | licentiōsam | licentiōsum |
| ablative | licentiōsō | licentiōsā | licentiōsō |
| vocative | licentiōse | licentiōsa | licentiōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | licentiōsī | licentiōsae | licentiōsa |
| genitive | licentiōsōrum | licentiōsārum | licentiōsōrum |
| dative | licentiōsīs | licentiōsīs | licentiōsīs |
| accusative | licentiōsōs | licentiōsās | licentiōsa |
| ablative | licentiōsīs | licentiōsīs | licentiōsīs |
| vocative | licentiōsī | licentiōsae | licentiōsa |
lĭcentĭōsus, a, um, adj. licentia,
I. full of freedom or license, over-free, unbridled, unrestrained, wanton, licentious (post-Aug.): (ebor dicere) non minus est licentiosum, quam si sulfuri et gutturi subicerent in genitivo litteram o mediam, * Quint. 1, 6, 23:
temeritas, App. M. 5, p. 165, 11.— Comp.: conversatio cum viris licentiosior, Sen. Excerpt. Contr. 6, 8, § 5.—Sup.: libidini licentiosissimum spatium praebere, Aug. adv. Pelag. 2, 7.—Adv.: lĭcentĭōsē (late Lat. and rare), Aug. Gen. ad Lit. 8, 11.Origins
From licentia (“licence, freedom”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
Descendants
- Catalanllicenciós
- Englishlicentious
- Italianlicenzioso
- Frenchlicencieuxfrom Middle French licencieux
- Portugueselicencioso
- Spanishlicencioso
In English words that came into English from licentiōsus
- licentiouslicentiōsus