LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

resonus

resonus (feminine resona, neuter resonum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveechoing, resounding

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeresonusresonaresonum
genitiveresonīresonaeresonī
dativeresonōresonaeresonō
accusativeresonumresonamresonum
ablativeresonōresonāresonō
vocativeresoneresonaresonum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeresonīresonaeresona
genitiveresonōrumresonārumresonōrum
dativeresonīsresonīsresonīs
accusativeresonōsresonāsresona
ablativeresonīsresonīsresonīs
vocativeresonīresonaeresona

rĕsŏnus, a, um, adj. resono,
I. resounding, re-echoing (poet.): voces, Ov. M. 3, 496: valles, Luc. 7, 480: ictus, Val. Fl. 1, 618: ripae, Sil. 6, 285: resonas plaudere caetras, id. 3, 348.
rĕ-sŏnus, ūs, m.,
I. resonance; a resounding (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8, 105.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinresonus

Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus Latin resonus From re- + sonus.

Quick answers

What does resonus mean in Latin?
resonus, a adjective, means “echoing, resounding”.
Where does resonus come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin resonus.