LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pecūniōsus

pecūniōsus (feminine pecūniōsa, neuter pecūniōsum, comparative pecūniōsior, superlative pecūniōsissimus)
Classical[pɛ.kuː.niˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.ku.niˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemonied, rich, wealthy
  2. adjectivegainful

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepecūniōsuspecūniōsapecūniōsum
genitivepecūniōsīpecūniōsaepecūniōsī
dativepecūniōsōpecūniōsaepecūniōsō
accusativepecūniōsumpecūniōsampecūniōsum
ablativepecūniōsōpecūniōsāpecūniōsō
vocativepecūniōsepecūniōsapecūniōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepecūniōsīpecūniōsaepecūniōsa
genitivepecūniōsōrumpecūniōsārumpecūniōsōrum
dativepecūniōsīspecūniōsīspecūniōsīs
accusativepecūniōsōspecūniōsāspecūniōsa
ablativepecūniōsīspecūniōsīspecūniōsīs
vocativepecūniōsīpecūniōsaepecūniōsa

pĕcūnĭōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. that has much money, moneyed, rich, wealthy.
I. Lit. (class.): tum erat res in pecore et locorum possessionibus, ex quo pecuniosi et locupletes vocabantur, Cic. Rep. 2, 9, 16: homines copiis rei familiaris locupletes et pecuniosi, id. Rosc. Com. 15, 44: feminae pecuniosiores, Suet. Aug. 25: homo pecuniosissimus, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 24; 1, 16, 47. —
II. Transf., that brings money, gain ful: artes, Mart. 5, 56, 8.

Origins

From pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus.

In English words that came into English from pecūniōsus

  • impecuniouspecūniōsus

Quick answers

What does pecūniōsus mean in Latin?
pecūniōsus, a adjective, means “monied, rich, wealthy; gainful”.
How do you pronounce pecūniōsus?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.kuː.niˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.ku.niˈɔː.s̬us].