adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
osseus
osseus (feminine ossea, neuter osseum)
Classical[ˈɔs.se.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔs.se.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveattributivebone
- adjectivebony, hard as bone
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | osseus | ossea | osseum |
| genitive | osseī | osseae | osseī |
| dative | osseō | osseae | osseō |
| accusative | osseum | osseam | osseum |
| ablative | osseō | osseā | osseō |
| vocative | ossee | ossea | osseum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | osseī | osseae | ossea |
| genitive | osseōrum | osseārum | osseōrum |
| dative | osseīs | osseīs | osseīs |
| accusative | osseōs | osseās | ossea |
| ablative | osseīs | osseīs | osseīs |
| vocative | osseī | osseae | ossea |
ossĕus, a, um, adj. 2. os,
I. of bone, bone- (post Aug.):
cuneus, Col. 5, 11: cultelli, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 115.—II. Like bone, hard as bone, bony:
manus, Juv. 5, 53: ilex, Plin. 16, 38, 73, § 186: cutis, Cassiod. Var. 10, 30.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
osseus adj.
2 os, of bone, bony: manus, Iu.
Origins
From os (“bone”) + -eus.
In English words that came into English from osseus
- osseousosseus