LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rigōrōsus

rigōrōsus (feminine rigōrōsa, neuter rigōrōsum)
Classical[rɪ.ɡoːˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ri.ɡoˈrɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivestiff, rigid
  2. adjectiveinflexible
  3. adjectiverigorous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerigōrōsusrigōrōsarigōrōsum
genitiverigōrōsīrigōrōsaerigōrōsī
dativerigōrōsōrigōrōsaerigōrōsō
accusativerigōrōsumrigōrōsamrigōrōsum
ablativerigōrōsōrigōrōsārigōrōsō
vocativerigōrōserigōrōsarigōrōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerigōrōsīrigōrōsaerigōrōsa
genitiverigōrōsōrumrigōrōsārumrigōrōsōrum
dativerigōrōsīsrigōrōsīsrigōrōsīs
accusativerigōrōsōsrigōrōsāsrigōrōsa
ablativerigōrōsīsrigōrōsīsrigōrōsīs
vocativerigōrōsīrigōrōsaerigōrōsa

Origins

From rigor + -osus.

Descendants
  • Catalanrigorós
  • Englishrigorous
  • Frenchrigoureux
  • Germanrigoros
  • Italianrigoroso
  • Portugueserigoroso
  • Spanishriguroso
  • Dutchrigoureusfrom French rigoureux
  • Norwegianrigorøsfrom French rigoureux
  • Galicianrigoroso

Quick answers

What does rigōrōsus mean in Latin?
rigōrōsus, a adjective, means “stiff, rigid; inflexible; rigorous”.
How do you pronounce rigōrōsus?
In classical Latin, [rɪ.ɡoːˈroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ri.ɡoˈrɔː.s̬us].