LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pulpōsus

pulpōsus (feminine pulpōsa, neuter pulpōsum)
Classical[pʊɫˈpoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pulˈpɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefleshy, pulpy, pulpous
    nucleus pulpōsus discī intervertebrālisnucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepulpōsuspulpōsapulpōsum
genitivepulpōsīpulpōsaepulpōsī
dativepulpōsōpulpōsaepulpōsō
accusativepulpōsumpulpōsampulpōsum
ablativepulpōsōpulpōsāpulpōsō
vocativepulpōsepulpōsapulpōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepulpōsīpulpōsaepulpōsa
genitivepulpōsōrumpulpōsārumpulpōsōrum
dativepulpōsīspulpōsīspulpōsīs
accusativepulpōsōspulpōsāspulpōsa
ablativepulpōsīspulpōsīspulpōsīs
vocativepulpōsīpulpōsaepulpōsa

pulpōsus, a, um, adj. pulpa,
I. fleshy: terga pulposis torulis obesa, App. M. 7, p. 195, 12.

Origins

Found in Late Latin. From pulpa + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalanpolpós
  • Englishpulpous
  • Frenchpulpeux
  • Italianpolposo
  • Occitanpolpós
  • Portuguesepolposo
  • Romanianpulpos
  • Sardinianpurposu
  • Spanishpulposo
  • Aromanianpulpos

Quick answers

What does pulpōsus mean in Latin?
pulpōsus, a adjective, means “fleshy, pulpy, pulpous”.
How do you pronounce pulpōsus?
In classical Latin, [pʊɫˈpoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pulˈpɔː.s̬us].