LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lūminōsus

lūminōsus (feminine lūminōsa, neuter lūminōsum)
Classical[ɫuː.mɪˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[lu.miˈnɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebright, luminous, full of light

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelūminōsuslūminōsalūminōsum
genitivelūminōsīlūminōsaelūminōsī
dativelūminōsōlūminōsaelūminōsō
accusativelūminōsumlūminōsamlūminōsum
ablativelūminōsōlūminōsālūminōsō
vocativelūminōselūminōsalūminōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelūminōsīlūminōsaelūminōsa
genitivelūminōsōrumlūminōsārumlūminōsōrum
dativelūminōsīslūminōsīslūminōsīs
accusativelūminōsōslūminōsāslūminōsa
ablativelūminōsīslūminōsīslūminōsīs
vocativelūminōsīlūminōsaelūminōsa

lūmĭnōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. full of light, light, luminous.
I. Lit.: aedificia, Vitr. 6, 9: oleum luminosius, Aug. Ep. 137 fin.—
II. Trop., bright, conspicuous, prominent, remarkable: partes orationis, Cic. Or. 36, 125.—Sup.: luminosissima caritas, Aug. Ep. 144.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*léwksmn̥
  3. Proto-Italic*louksmən
  4. Latinlūminōsus

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin lūminōsus From lūmen (“light”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalanlluminós
  • Englishluminous
  • Frenchlumineux
  • Italianluminoso
  • Portugueselumioso
  • Portugueseluminoso
  • Romanianluminos
  • Spanishlumbroso
  • Spanishluminoso
  • Aromanianlunjinos

Quick answers

What does lūminōsus mean in Latin?
lūminōsus, a adjective, means “bright, luminous, full of light”.
How do you pronounce lūminōsus?
In classical Latin, [ɫuː.mɪˈnoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lu.miˈnɔː.s̬us].
Where does lūminōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- → Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ → Proto-Italic *louksmən → Latin lūminōsus.