LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mūscōsus

mūscōsus (feminine mūscōsa, neuter mūscōsum, comparative mūscōsior, adverb mūscōsē)
Classical[muːsˈkoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[musˈkɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of moss, mossy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemūscōsusmūscōsamūscōsum
genitivemūscōsīmūscōsaemūscōsī
dativemūscōsōmūscōsaemūscōsō
accusativemūscōsummūscōsammūscōsum
ablativemūscōsōmūscōsāmūscōsō
vocativemūscōsemūscōsamūscōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemūscōsīmūscōsaemūscōsa
genitivemūscōsōrummūscōsārummūscōsōrum
dativemūscōsīsmūscōsīsmūscōsīs
accusativemūscōsōsmūscōsāsmūscōsa
ablativemūscōsīsmūscōsīsmūscōsīs
vocativemūscōsīmūscōsaemūscōsa

muscōsus, a, um, adj. muscus,
I. full of moss, mossy: prata, Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 5: fontes, Verg. E. 7, 45.—Comp.: nihil alsius, nihil muscosius, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5.—Hence, adv.: muscōsē, mossily, Sid. Carm. 2.

Origins

From mūscus (“moss”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Italianmuscoso
  • Italianmuschioso

In English words that came into English from mūscōsus

  • muscositymūscōsus

Quick answers

What does mūscōsus mean in Latin?
mūscōsus, a adjective, means “full of moss, mossy”.
How do you pronounce mūscōsus?
In classical Latin, [muːsˈkoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [musˈkɔː.s̬us].