LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

negōtiōsus

negōtiōsus (feminine negōtiōsa, neuter negōtiōsum)
Classical[nɛ.ɡoː.tiˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ne.ɡot.t͡siˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of business
  2. adjectivebusy, crowded

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenegōtiōsusnegōtiōsanegōtiōsum
genitivenegōtiōsīnegōtiōsaenegōtiōsī
dativenegōtiōsōnegōtiōsaenegōtiōsō
accusativenegōtiōsumnegōtiōsamnegōtiōsum
ablativenegōtiōsōnegōtiōsānegōtiōsō
vocativenegōtiōsenegōtiōsanegōtiōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenegōtiōsīnegōtiōsaenegōtiōsa
genitivenegōtiōsōrumnegōtiōsārumnegōtiōsōrum
dativenegōtiōsīsnegōtiōsīsnegōtiōsīs
accusativenegōtiōsōsnegōtiōsāsnegōtiōsa
ablativenegōtiōsīsnegōtiōsīsnegōtiōsīs
vocativenegōtiōsīnegōtiōsaenegōtiōsa

nĕgōtĭōsus (nĕgōc-), a, um, adj. negotium,
I. full of business, busy (class.): negotiosi eramus nos nostris negotiis, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 79: provincia negotiosa et molesta, Cic. Mur. 8, 18: prudentissimus quisque maxime negotiosus erat, the busiest, most occupied, Sall. C. 8, 5: quid crudelitate negotiosius, Sen. Ira, 2, 13, 4: vir negotiosissimus, Aug. Ep. 54: circumcisā omni negotiosā actione, attention to business, Cels. 2, 25: negotiosi dies, business days, working days, Tac. A. 13, 41 fin.—Comically, transf.: tergum, a back on which business is performed, i. e. which receives a drubbing, Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 37.—
II. Transf., troublesome: edepol, rem negotiosam, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 32.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*nékʷe
  3. Proto-Italic*nekʷe
  4. Latinnegōtiōsus

Latin nec Latin ōtium Latin negōtium Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin negōtiōsus From negōtium (“business, affair”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalannegociós
  • Englishnegotious

In English words that came into English from negōtiōsus

  • negotiousnegōtiōsus

Quick answers

What does negōtiōsus mean in Latin?
negōtiōsus, a adjective, means “full of business; busy, crowded”.
How do you pronounce negōtiōsus?
In classical Latin, [nɛ.ɡoː.tiˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ne.ɡot.t͡siˈɔː.s̬us].
Where does negōtiōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe → Proto-Italic *nekʷe → Latin negōtiōsus.