LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ponderōsus

ponderōsus (feminine ponderōsa, neuter ponderōsum)
Classical[pɔn.dɛˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pon.deˈrɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveheavy, weighty, ponderous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeponderōsusponderōsaponderōsum
genitiveponderōsīponderōsaeponderōsī
dativeponderōsōponderōsaeponderōsō
accusativeponderōsumponderōsamponderōsum
ablativeponderōsōponderōsāponderōsō
vocativeponderōseponderōsaponderōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeponderōsīponderōsaeponderōsa
genitiveponderōsōrumponderōsārumponderōsōrum
dativeponderōsīsponderōsīsponderōsīs
accusativeponderōsōsponderōsāsponderōsa
ablativeponderōsīsponderōsīsponderōsīs
vocativeponderōsīponderōsaeponderōsa

pondĕrōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of great weight, weighty, heavy, ponderous.
I. Lit.: compedes, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 64: frumentum, Varr. R. R. 1, 52 fin.: verbera, Val. Max. 1, 8 fin.—Comp.: lana ponderosior, Varr. R. R. 2, 11; Plin. 21, 17, 67, § 107.—Sup.: ponderosissimi lapides, Plin. 36, 19, 30, § 138.—
II. Trop.: ponderosa epistola, weighty, significant, Cic. Att. 2, 11, 1: vox, weighty, imposing, Val. Max. 6, 4, 1 ext.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*pondos
  2. Latinponderōsus

Latin -ōsus Latin ponderōsus From pondus (“weight”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanponderós
  • Englishponderous
  • Frenchpondéreux
  • Italianponderoso
  • Portugueseponderoso
  • Spanishponderoso

In English words that came into English from ponderōsus

  • ponderousponderōsus
  • ponderosaponderōsus

Quick answers

What does ponderōsus mean in Latin?
ponderōsus, a adjective, means “heavy, weighty, ponderous”.
How do you pronounce ponderōsus?
In classical Latin, [pɔn.dɛˈroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pon.deˈrɔː.s̬us].
Where does ponderōsus come from?
Proto-Italic *pondos → Latin ponderōsus.