LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

plūmōsus

plūmōsus (feminine plūmōsa, neuter plūmōsum)
Classical[pɫuːˈmoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pluˈmɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefeathered, covered with feathers
  2. adjectivefigurativelydowny

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeplūmōsusplūmōsaplūmōsum
genitiveplūmōsīplūmōsaeplūmōsī
dativeplūmōsōplūmōsaeplūmōsō
accusativeplūmōsumplūmōsamplūmōsum
ablativeplūmōsōplūmōsāplūmōsō
vocativeplūmōseplūmōsaplūmōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeplūmōsīplūmōsaeplūmōsa
genitiveplūmōsōrumplūmōsārumplūmōsōrum
dativeplūmōsīsplūmōsīsplūmōsīs
accusativeplūmōsōsplūmōsāsplūmōsa
ablativeplūmōsīsplūmōsīsplūmōsīs
vocativeplūmōsīplūmōsaeplūmōsa

plūmōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. full of down or feathers, covered with feathers, feathered.
I. Lit.: aucupium, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 34.—
II. Transf.: folia, downy, Plin. 25, 6, 29, § 65.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Latinplūmōsus

Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂ Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin plūmōsus From plūma (“feather”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishplumose

In English words that came into English from plūmōsus

  • plumoseplūmōsus

Quick answers

What does plūmōsus mean in Latin?
plūmōsus, a adjective, means “feathered, covered with feathers; downy”.
How do you pronounce plūmōsus?
In classical Latin, [pɫuːˈmoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pluˈmɔː.s̬us].
Where does plūmōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *plew- → Latin plūmōsus.