LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pompōsus

pompōsus (feminine pompōsa, neuter pompōsum)
Classical[pɔmˈpoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pomˈpɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivepompous, stately, solemn

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepompōsuspompōsapompōsum
genitivepompōsīpompōsaepompōsī
dativepompōsōpompōsaepompōsō
accusativepompōsumpompōsampompōsum
ablativepompōsōpompōsāpompōsō
vocativepompōsepompōsapompōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepompōsīpompōsaepompōsa
genitivepompōsōrumpompōsārumpompōsōrum
dativepompōsīspompōsīspompōsīs
accusativepompōsōspompōsāspompōsa
ablativepompōsīspompōsīspompōsīs
vocativepompōsīpompōsaepompōsa

pompōsus, a, um, adj. pompa,
I. pompous, stately, solemn (post-class.): incessus, i.e. dignified, slow, Sid. Ep. 4, 9; Ven. Fort. Carm. 3, 23, 7.—
II. Rich, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 34, 182; id. Tard. 5, 10, 92: poëmata, Ven. Carm. 3, 23, 7.—Adv.: pompōsē, pompously, etc.: scribere, Sid. Ep. 9, 9 med.

Origins

From pompa + -ōsus.

In English words that came into English from pompōsus

  • pompouspompōsus

Quick answers

What does pompōsus mean in Latin?
pompōsus, a adjective, means “pompous, stately, solemn”.
How do you pronounce pompōsus?
In classical Latin, [pɔmˈpoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pomˈpɔː.s̬us].