What does mordōsus mean in Latin?

mordōsus, a adjective, means “biting”.

How do you pronounce mordōsus?

In classical Latin, [mɔrˈdoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [morˈdɔː.s̬us].

Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)mordéyeti → Proto-Italic *mordejō → Proto-Italic *mordeō → Latin mordōsus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mordōsus (feminine mordōsa, neuter mordōsum)

Classical[mɔrˈdoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[morˈdɔː.s̬us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mordōsus	mordōsa	mordōsum
genitive	mordōsī	mordōsae	mordōsī
dative	mordōsō	mordōsae	mordōsō
accusative	mordōsum	mordōsam	mordōsum
ablative	mordōsō	mordōsā	mordōsō
vocative	mordōse	mordōsa	mordōsum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mordōsī	mordōsae	mordōsa
genitive	mordōsōrum	mordōsārum	mordōsōrum
dative	mordōsīs	mordōsīs	mordōsīs
accusative	mordōsōs	mordōsās	mordōsa
ablative	mordōsīs	mordōsīs	mordōsīs
vocative	mordōsī	mordōsae	mordōsa

mordōsus, a, um, adj. id.,

I. biting, given to biting: mordosus, δηκτικός, Gloss. Gr. Lat.

Latin -ōsus Latin mordōsus From mordeō + -ōsus.