LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

multispīnōsus

multispīnōsus (feminine multispīnōsa, neuter multispīnōsum)
Classical[mʊɫ.tɪs.piːˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[mul.tis.piˈnɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivehaving multiple spines or thorns

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemultispīnōsusmultispīnōsamultispīnōsum
genitivemultispīnōsīmultispīnōsaemultispīnōsī
dativemultispīnōsōmultispīnōsaemultispīnōsō
accusativemultispīnōsummultispīnōsammultispīnōsum
ablativemultispīnōsōmultispīnōsāmultispīnōsō
vocativemultispīnōsemultispīnōsamultispīnōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemultispīnōsīmultispīnōsaemultispīnōsa
genitivemultispīnōsōrummultispīnōsārummultispīnōsōrum
dativemultispīnōsīsmultispīnōsīsmultispīnōsīs
accusativemultispīnōsōsmultispīnōsāsmultispīnōsa
ablativemultispīnōsīsmultispīnōsīsmultispīnōsīs
vocativemultispīnōsīmultispīnōsaemultispīnōsa

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultispīnōsus

Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *spey-der. Proto-Italic *speinā Latin spīna Latin -ōsus Latin multispīnōsus From multus (“many”) + -i- + spīna (“spine, thorn”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ful”).

Quick answers

What does multispīnōsus mean in Latin?
multispīnōsus, a adjective, means “having multiple spines or thorns”.
How do you pronounce multispīnōsus?
In classical Latin, [mʊɫ.tɪs.piːˈnoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mul.tis.piˈnɔː.s̬us].
Where does multispīnōsus come from?
Proto-Italic *moltos → Latin multispīnōsus.