adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
lūctuōsus
lūctuōsus (feminine lūctuōsa, neuter lūctuōsum, comparative lūctuōsior, superlative lūctuōsissimus)
Classical[ɫuːk.tuˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[luk.tuˈɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivesorrowful, sad
- adjectivelamentable, doleful, mournful
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūctuōsus | lūctuōsa | lūctuōsum |
| genitive | lūctuōsī | lūctuōsae | lūctuōsī |
| dative | lūctuōsō | lūctuōsae | lūctuōsō |
| accusative | lūctuōsum | lūctuōsam | lūctuōsum |
| ablative | lūctuōsō | lūctuōsā | lūctuōsō |
| vocative | lūctuōse | lūctuōsa | lūctuōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūctuōsī | lūctuōsae | lūctuōsa |
| genitive | lūctuōsōrum | lūctuōsārum | lūctuōsōrum |
| dative | lūctuōsīs | lūctuōsīs | lūctuōsīs |
| accusative | lūctuōsōs | lūctuōsās | lūctuōsa |
| ablative | lūctuōsīs | lūctuōsīs | lūctuōsīs |
| vocative | lūctuōsī | lūctuōsae | lūctuōsa |
luctŭōsus, a, um, adj. luctus,
I. full of sorrow.
I. Causing sorrow, sorrowful, lamentable, doleful, mournful:
o diem illum rei publicae luctuosum, Cic. Sest. 12, 27: fuit hoc luctuosum suis, acerbum patriae, id. de Or. 3, 2, 8: misera tempora et luctuosa, id. Fam. 5, 14, 1: luctuosum est tradi alteri luctuosius inimico, id. Quint. 31, 95: luctuosissimum exitium patriae, id. Sull. 33, 11: luctuosae preces, id. Att. 3, 19, 2: illud luctuosum, quod Julius Avitus decessit, dum ex praetura redit, Plin. Ep. 5, 21, 3.—II. Feeling sorrow, sorrowful, sad:
Dii multa dederunt Hesperiae luctuosae mala, Hor. C. 3, 6, 7.—Hence, adv.: luctŭōsē, dolefully, mournfully: luctuose canere, Varr. L. L. 5, § 76 Müll.: illud autem quam luctuose ridiculum est, Aug. de Op. Monach. 32, § 42.—Comp.: imperatores vestri luctuosius nobis prope, quam vobis perierunt, Liv. 28, 39, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lūctuōsus adj. with comp. and sup.
luctus, full of sorrow, causing sorrow, sorrowful, lamentable, mournful : victoria, S.: nox meis omnibus: luctuosum est tradi alteri, luctuosius inimico: luctuosissimum exitium patriae: arma, H.— Feeling sorrow, sorrowful, sad : Hesperia, H.
Origins
From lūctus (“mourning, lamentation”) + -ōsus.
Descendants
- Romanianluctuos
- Galicianloitosa
- Galicianluctuoso