adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
portuōsus
portuōsus (feminine portuōsa, neuter portuōsum)
Classical[pɔr.tuˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[por.tuˈɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivehaving many harbors
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | portuōsus | portuōsa | portuōsum |
| genitive | portuōsī | portuōsae | portuōsī |
| dative | portuōsō | portuōsae | portuōsō |
| accusative | portuōsum | portuōsam | portuōsum |
| ablative | portuōsō | portuōsā | portuōsō |
| vocative | portuōse | portuōsa | portuōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | portuōsī | portuōsae | portuōsa |
| genitive | portuōsōrum | portuōsārum | portuōsōrum |
| dative | portuōsīs | portuōsīs | portuōsīs |
| accusative | portuōsōs | portuōsās | portuōsa |
| ablative | portuōsīs | portuōsīs | portuōsīs |
| vocative | portuōsī | portuōsae | portuōsa |
portŭōsus, a, um, adj. portus,
I. full of or abounding in harbors, having many harbors:
mare, Cic. de Or. 3, 19, 69: flumen Trinium, Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106: pars Numidiae portuosior, Sall. J. 16, 5: navigatio minime portuosa, with no ports to run into, Cic. Fam. 6, 20, 1.—* Adv.: portŭōsē, with many harbors; only comp.: portuosius illic alveus Nili, with more harbors, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 1, 20 fin. Mai.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
portuōsus adj. with comp.
portus, abounding in harbors, rich in harbors : mare: pars Numidiae portuosior, S.: navigatio minime, without harbors .
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Latinportuōsus
Proto-Indo-European *pértusder. Proto-Italic *portus Latin portus Latin -ōsus Latin portuōsus From portus (“harbor, port”) + -ōsus (“-y, -ous, -ful”).
Descendants
- Italianportuoso