LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mūsculōsus

mūsculōsus (feminine mūsculōsa, neuter mūsculōsum)
Classical[muːs.kʊˈɫoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[mus.kuˈlɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemuscular, fleshy; musculous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemūsculōsusmūsculōsamūsculōsum
genitivemūsculōsīmūsculōsaemūsculōsī
dativemūsculōsōmūsculōsaemūsculōsō
accusativemūsculōsummūsculōsammūsculōsum
ablativemūsculōsōmūsculōsāmūsculōsō
vocativemūsculōsemūsculōsamūsculōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemūsculōsīmūsculōsaemūsculōsa
genitivemūsculōsōrummūsculōsārummūsculōsōrum
dativemūsculōsīsmūsculōsīsmūsculōsīs
accusativemūsculōsōsmūsculōsāsmūsculōsa
ablativemūsculōsīsmūsculōsīsmūsculōsīs
vocativemūsculōsīmūsculōsaemūsculōsa

muscŭlōsus, a, um, adj. musculus.
I. Muscular, fleshy (post-Aug.): cor naturā musculosum, Cels. 4, 1: pectora, Col. 8, 2. —
II. Musclōsus, for Musculosus, a Roman surname, Inscr. Grut. 337.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*múHs
  2. Proto-Italic*mūs
  3. Latinmūsculōsus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus ▲ Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)sl. Latin mūsculus Latin -ōsus Latin mūsculōsus From mūsculus (“a little mouse; a muscle”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Frenchmusculeuxfrom Middle French musculeux
  • Englishmusculousfrom Middle French musculeux
  • Italianmuscoloso
  • Portuguesemusculoso
  • Romanianmușchios
  • Romanian→ musculos
  • Spanishmusculoso
  • Aromanianmushcljos
  • Russianмускули́стый

Quick answers

What does mūsculōsus mean in Latin?
mūsculōsus, a adjective, means “muscular, fleshy; musculous”.
How do you pronounce mūsculōsus?
In classical Latin, [muːs.kʊˈɫoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mus.kuˈlɔː.s̬us].
Where does mūsculōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *múHs → Proto-Italic *mūs → Latin mūsculōsus.