adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
montuōsus
montuōsus (feminine montuōsa, neuter montuōsum)
Classical[mɔn.tuˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[mon.tuˈɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivemountainous, full of mountains
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | montuōsus | montuōsa | montuōsum |
| genitive | montuōsī | montuōsae | montuōsī |
| dative | montuōsō | montuōsae | montuōsō |
| accusative | montuōsum | montuōsam | montuōsum |
| ablative | montuōsō | montuōsā | montuōsō |
| vocative | montuōse | montuōsa | montuōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | montuōsī | montuōsae | montuōsa |
| genitive | montuōsōrum | montuōsārum | montuōsōrum |
| dative | montuōsīs | montuōsīs | montuōsīs |
| accusative | montuōsōs | montuōsās | montuōsa |
| ablative | montuōsīs | montuōsīs | montuōsīs |
| vocative | montuōsī | montuōsae | montuōsa |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- loca aspera et montuosa (Planc. 9. 22)
- rough and hilly ground.
montŭōsus or montōsus, a, um, adj. mons,
I. mountainous, full of mountains (class.):
regio, Cic. Planc. 9, 22: cum locis ipsis delectemur, montuosis etiam, id. Lael. 19, 68: loci, id. Part. 10, 36: frutex, Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48.—Form montosa, Verg. A. 7, 744. —Subst.: montŭōsa, ōrum, n., mountain regions, mountainous parts: montuosa Ciliciae, Plin. 11, 53, 116, § 280; Vulg. Jer. 17, 26.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
montuōsus adj.
mons, mountainous, full of mountains : loca, Cs.: regio.
Origins
From mōns (“mountain”) + -(u)ōsus (“full of”), with the ending taken from adjectives such as virtuōsus.
Elsewhere
- Frenchmontueux
- Italianmontuoso
- Englishmontuousfrom Middle English mountuous
- Portuguesemontuoso
- Spanishmontuoso
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianmuntos
- Aromanianmuntos
Italo-Romance
- Italianmontoso
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishmontoso