LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lucrōsus

lucrōsus (feminine lucrōsa, neuter lucrōsum)
Classical[ɫʊˈkroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[luˈkrɔː.s̬us]
lucrōse sg. voc. m.

Meaning

  1. adjectivelucrative, advantageous

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelucrōsuslucrōsalucrōsum
genitivelucrōsīlucrōsaelucrōsī
dativelucrōsōlucrōsaelucrōsō
accusativelucrōsumlucrōsamlucrōsum
ablativelucrōsōlucrōsālucrōsō
vocativelucrōselucrōsalucrōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelucrōsīlucrōsaelucrōsa
genitivelucrōsōrumlucrōsārumlucrōsōrum
dativelucrōsīslucrōsīslucrōsīs
accusativelucrōsōslucrōsāslucrōsa
ablativelucrōsīslucrōsīslucrōsīs
vocativelucrōsīlucrōsaelucrōsa

lū^crōsus, a, um, adj. lucrum,
I. gainful, profitable, lucrative: voluptas, Ov. Am. 1, 10, 35; Tac. Agr. 19: fraus lucrosior, Plin. 37, 12, 75, § 197: id peraeque etiam lucrosissimum, id. 18, 31, 74, § 320.—Hence, adv.: lŭcrōsē, profitably, advantageously, Cassiod. Var. 12, 20.—In comp.: lucrosius perire, Hier. Ep. 22, n. 13 al.

Origins

From lucrum + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishlucrous
  • Italianlucroso

Quick answers

What does lucrōsus mean in Latin?
lucrōsus, a adjective, means “lucrative, advantageous”.
How do you pronounce lucrōsus?
In classical Latin, [ɫʊˈkroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [luˈkrɔː.s̬us].