LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pecorōsus

pecorōsus (feminine pecorōsa, neuter pecorōsum)
Classical[pɛ.kɔˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.koˈrɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepoeticrich in cattle, abounding in cattle

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepecorōsuspecorōsapecorōsum
genitivepecorōsīpecorōsaepecorōsī
dativepecorōsōpecorōsaepecorōsō
accusativepecorōsumpecorōsampecorōsum
ablativepecorōsōpecorōsāpecorōsō
vocativepecorōsepecorōsapecorōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepecorōsīpecorōsaepecorōsa
genitivepecorōsōrumpecorōsārumpecorōsōrum
dativepecorōsīspecorōsīspecorōsīs
accusativepecorōsōspecorōsāspecorōsa
ablativepecorōsīspecorōsīspecorōsīs
vocativepecorōsīpecorōsaepecorōsa

pĕcŏrōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. rich in cattle (poet.): Palatia, Prop. 5, 9, 3: Phyllos, Stat. Th. 4, 45: ver, id. ib. 10, 229.

Origins

From pecus, pecor- (“cattle”) + -ōsus (“-ful, -y, -ous”).

Descendants
  • Italianpecoroso

Quick answers

What does pecorōsus mean in Latin?
pecorōsus, a adjective, means “rich in cattle, abounding in cattle”.
How do you pronounce pecorōsus?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.kɔˈroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.koˈrɔː.s̬us].