adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
nivōsus
nivōsus (feminine nivōsa, neuter nivōsum)
Classical[nɪˈwoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[niˈvɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivefull of snow, snowy
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nivōsus | nivōsa | nivōsum |
| genitive | nivōsī | nivōsae | nivōsī |
| dative | nivōsō | nivōsae | nivōsō |
| accusative | nivōsum | nivōsam | nivōsum |
| ablative | nivōsō | nivōsā | nivōsō |
| vocative | nivōse | nivōsa | nivōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nivōsī | nivōsae | nivōsa |
| genitive | nivōsōrum | nivōsārum | nivōsōrum |
| dative | nivōsīs | nivōsīs | nivōsīs |
| accusative | nivōsōs | nivōsās | nivōsa |
| ablative | nivōsīs | nivōsīs | nivōsīs |
| vocative | nivōsī | nivōsae | nivōsa |
nĭvōsus, a, um, adj. nix,
I. full of snow, snowy:
hiems gelida ac nivosa, Liv. 5, 13, 1: tantum nivosae grandinis, id. 21, 59, 8: Strymon, Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 22: Scythia, id. H. 12, 27: loca praegelida ac nivosa, Col. 2, 9, 7: Pliadum nivosum sidus, Stat. S. 1, 3, 95.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nivōsus adj.
nix, full of snow, snowy : hiems, L.: Scythia, O.
Origins
Derived from the oblique stem niv- of nix (“snow”) + -ōsus (“-ous”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).
Descendants
- Catalannevós
- Italiannevoso
- Occitannevós
- Portuguesenevoso
- Romanianneios
- Spanishnevoso
- FrenchNivôse
- Frenchnivôse
- Friuliannevôs
- Siciliannivusu
In English words that came into English from nivōsus
- Nivôsenivōsus