LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

populōsus

populōsus (feminine populōsa, neuter populōsum)
Classical[pɔ.pʊˈɫoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[po.puˈlɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivepopulous; having many people.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepopulōsuspopulōsapopulōsum
genitivepopulōsīpopulōsaepopulōsī
dativepopulōsōpopulōsaepopulōsō
accusativepopulōsumpopulōsampopulōsum
ablativepopulōsōpopulōsāpopulōsō
vocativepopulōsepopulōsapopulōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepopulōsīpopulōsaepopulōsa
genitivepopulōsōrumpopulōsārumpopulōsōrum
dativepopulōsīspopulōsīspopulōsīs
accusativepopulōsōspopulōsāspopulōsa
ablativepopulōsīspopulōsīspopulōsīs
vocativepopulōsīpopulōsaepopulōsa

pŏpŭlōsus, a, um, adj. 1. populus,
I. abounding in people, populous, numerous (post-class.): gens populosa, App. Flor. p. 342: familia, id. M. 5, p. 162: Briareus populoso corpore, Sid. Carm. 15, 27.—Comp.: populosior globus, Veg.Mil. 3, 19 fin.—Sup.: insula populosissima, Sol. 52.

Origins

From populus (“people”) + -ōsus (“-ful, -some”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpopulós
  • Englishpopulous
  • Frenchpopuleux
  • Italianpopoloso
  • Portuguesepopuloso
  • Spanishpopuloso
  • Maltesepopolużfrom Italian popoloso
  • Venetanpopołoxo

In English words that came into English from populōsus

  • populouspopulōsus

Quick answers

What does populōsus mean in Latin?
populōsus, a adjective, means “populous; having many people.”.
How do you pronounce populōsus?
In classical Latin, [pɔ.pʊˈɫoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [po.puˈlɔː.s̬us].