LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

oleōsus

oleōsus (feminine oleōsa, neuter oleōsum)
Classical[ɔ.ɫeˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.leˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveoily; full of oil

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoleōsusoleōsaoleōsum
genitiveoleōsīoleōsaeoleōsī
dativeoleōsōoleōsaeoleōsō
accusativeoleōsumoleōsamoleōsum
ablativeoleōsōoleōsāoleōsō
vocativeoleōseoleōsaoleōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoleōsīoleōsaeoleōsa
genitiveoleōsōrumoleōsārumoleōsōrum
dativeoleōsīsoleōsīsoleōsīs
accusativeoleōsōsoleōsāsoleōsa
ablativeoleōsīsoleōsīsoleōsīs
vocativeoleōsīoleōsaeoleōsa

ŏlĕōsus, a, um, adj. oleum,
I. oily, full of oil (Plin.): semen, Plin. 27, 12, 81, § 106: butyrum, id. 28, 9, 35, § 134.

Origins

  1. Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
  2. Latinoleōsus

Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleum Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin oleōsus From oleum (“olive oil”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Italianoleoso
  • Portugueseoleoso
  • Spanisholeoso
  • Sicilianugghiusu

Quick answers

What does oleōsus mean in Latin?
oleōsus, a adjective, means “oily; full of oil”.
How do you pronounce oleōsus?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.ɫeˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.leˈɔː.s̬us].
Where does oleōsus come from?
Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon → Latin oleōsus.