LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mūcōsus

mūcōsus (feminine mūcōsa, neuter mūcōsum)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectiveslimy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemūcōsusmūcōsamūcōsum
genitivemūcōsīmūcōsaemūcōsī
dativemūcōsōmūcōsaemūcōsō
accusativemūcōsummūcōsammūcōsum
ablativemūcōsōmūcōsāmūcōsō
vocativemūcōsemūcōsamūcōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemūcōsīmūcōsaemūcōsa
genitivemūcōsōrummūcōsārummūcōsōrum
dativemūcōsīsmūcōsīsmūcōsīs
accusativemūcōsōsmūcōsāsmūcōsa
ablativemūcōsīsmūcōsīsmūcōsīs
vocativemūcōsīmūcōsaemūcōsa

mūcōsus (mucc-), a, um, adj. mucus,
I. slimy, mucous (post-Aug.): cruenta et mucosa ventris proluvies, Col. 1, 7, 1; 6, 7, 1; Paul. ex Fest. p. 158 Müll.: exulceratio, Cels. 5, 28, 15.—
II. Transf., = stultus (opp. emunctae naris), Acron. ad Hor. S. 1, 4, 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus Latin -ōsus Latin mūcōsus From mūcus + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmocós
  • Catalanmucós
  • Englishmucous
  • Frenchmuqueux
  • Italianmucoso
  • Occitanmocós
  • Portuguesemoncoso
  • Portuguesemucoso
  • Romanianmucos
  • Sardinianmuccosu

In English words that came into English from mūcōsus

  • mucousmūcōsus

Quick answers

What does mūcōsus mean in Latin?
mūcōsus, a adjective, means “slimy”.