adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
nōdōsus
nōdōsus (feminine nōdōsa, neuter nōdōsum)
Classical[noːˈdoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[noˈdɔː.s̬us]
nōdōse sg. voc. m.
Meaning
- adjectiveknotty, knobby
- adjectivefigurativelytangled, intricate, difficult
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nōdōsus | nōdōsa | nōdōsum |
| genitive | nōdōsī | nōdōsae | nōdōsī |
| dative | nōdōsō | nōdōsae | nōdōsō |
| accusative | nōdōsum | nōdōsam | nōdōsum |
| ablative | nōdōsō | nōdōsā | nōdōsō |
| vocative | nōdōse | nōdōsa | nōdōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nōdōsī | nōdōsae | nōdōsa |
| genitive | nōdōsōrum | nōdōsārum | nōdōsōrum |
| dative | nōdōsīs | nōdōsīs | nōdōsīs |
| accusative | nōdōsōs | nōdōsās | nōdōsa |
| ablative | nōdōsīs | nōdōsīs | nōdōsīs |
| vocative | nōdōsī | nōdōsae | nōdōsa |
nōdōsus, a, um, adj. nodus,
I. full of knots, knotty (syn. geniculatus).
I. Lit.:
stipes, Ov. H. 10, 101: robur, Val. Fl. 8, 298: lina, nets, Ov. M. 3, 153; so, plagae, id. F. 6, 110: vitis, Juv. 8, 247: ossa, the bones of the neck, the cervical vertebræ, Luc. 8, 672: rami, Sen. Ep. 12, 1: fructus, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 176: cheragra (so called from its producing blains and knots on the fingers), Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 31: podagra, Ov. P. 1, 3, 23.— II. Trop., knotty, intricate, difficult (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
quaestiones, Macr. S. 7, 1 med.—Sup.: nodosissimi libri enodati, Aug. Conf. 4, 16: Cicuta, familiar with the intricacies of the law, Hor. S. 2, 3, 69; so, nodosam exsolvite stipem, Val. Max. 2, 9, 1 (dub.).—Hence, adv.: nōdōsē, intricately, obscurely (post-class.); comp.: nodosius, Tert. Res. Carn. 46.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nōdōsus adj.
nodus, full of knots, knotty : stipes, O.: lina, nets , O.: vitis, Iu.: cheragra, H.: Cicuta, i. e. versed in legal intricacies , H.
Origins
From nōdus + -ōsus.
Borrowings
- Englishnodose
- Portuguesenodoso
- Spanishnodoso
- Interlinguanodose
Insular Romance
- Sardiniannodosu
- Sardiniannudosu
Balkano-Romance
- Romaniannodos
Italo-Romance
- Italiannodoso
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchnoueuxfrom Old French noous
- Normannoueuxfrom Old French noous
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalannuós
- Limousinnoassós
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishnudoso