LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

morbōsus

morbōsus (feminine morbōsa, neuter morbōsum)
Classical[mɔrˈboː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[morˈbɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivediseased, sick, ill

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemorbōsusmorbōsamorbōsum
genitivemorbōsīmorbōsaemorbōsī
dativemorbōsōmorbōsaemorbōsō
accusativemorbōsummorbōsammorbōsum
ablativemorbōsōmorbōsāmorbōsō
vocativemorbōsemorbōsamorbōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemorbōsīmorbōsaemorbōsa
genitivemorbōsōrummorbōsārummorbōsōrum
dativemorbōsīsmorbōsīsmorbōsīs
accusativemorbōsōsmorbōsāsmorbōsa
ablativemorbōsīsmorbōsīsmorbōsīs
vocativemorbōsīmorbōsaemorbōsa

morbōsus, a, um, adj. morbus,
I. sickly, ailing, diseased.
I. In gen. (only anteand post-class.): morbosum hominem morbo aliquo affectum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 139 Müll.: servus, Cato, R. R. 2: pecus, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 21: equus, Labeo ap. Gell. 4, 2, 5; cf. ib. § 12.—
II. In partic., diseased with lewdness, consumed by unnatural passion, Cat. 57, 6: morbosior omnibus cinaedis, Auct. Priap. 47; sick with longing or desire: in aves, Petr. 46.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mer-der.?
  2. Latinmorbōsus

Latin -ōsus Latin morbōsus From morbus (“sickness”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishmorbose
  • Spanishmorboso
  • Italianmorboso
  • Romanianmorbos

In English words that came into English from morbōsus

  • morbosemorbōsus

Quick answers

What does morbōsus mean in Latin?
morbōsus, a adjective, means “diseased, sick, ill”.
How do you pronounce morbōsus?
In classical Latin, [mɔrˈboː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [morˈbɔː.s̬us].
Where does morbōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mer-der.? → Latin morbōsus.