adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ōminōsus
ōminōsus (feminine ōminōsa, neuter ōminōsum)
Classical[oː.mɪˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.miˈnɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectiveforeboding, ominous, portentous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōminōsus | ōminōsa | ōminōsum |
| genitive | ōminōsī | ōminōsae | ōminōsī |
| dative | ōminōsō | ōminōsae | ōminōsō |
| accusative | ōminōsum | ōminōsam | ōminōsum |
| ablative | ōminōsō | ōminōsā | ōminōsō |
| vocative | ōminōse | ōminōsa | ōminōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōminōsī | ōminōsae | ōminōsa |
| genitive | ōminōsōrum | ōminōsārum | ōminōsōrum |
| dative | ōminōsīs | ōminōsīs | ōminōsīs |
| accusative | ōminōsōs | ōminōsās | ōminōsa |
| ablative | ōminōsīs | ōminōsīs | ōminōsīs |
| vocative | ōminōsī | ōminōsae | ōminōsa |
ōmĭnōsus, a, um, adj. omen,
I. full of foreboding, portentous, ominous (post-Aug.): mons avibus obscenis ominosus, Messala ap. Gell. 13, 14, 6:
res, Plin. Ep. 3, 14, 11. —Adv.: ōmĭnōsē, ominously: ominose retentus, Ps.-Quint. Decl. 6, 5.Origins
Old Latin osmender. Latin ōmen Latin -ōsus Latin ōminōsus From ōmen + -ōsus.
Descendants
- Englishominous
- Frenchomineux
- Portugueseominoso
- Spanishominoso
- Italianominoso
In English words that came into English from ōminōsus
- ominousōminōsus