LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rīsōrius

rīsōrius (feminine rīsōria, neuter rīsōrium)
Classical[riːˈsoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[riˈs̬ɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectiveridiculous, laughing, smiling

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerīsōriusrīsōriarīsōrium
genitiverīsōriīrīsōriaerīsōriī
dativerīsōriōrīsōriaerīsōriō
accusativerīsōriumrīsōriamrīsōrium
ablativerīsōriōrīsōriārīsōriō
vocativerīsōrierīsōriarīsōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerīsōriīrīsōriaerīsōria
genitiverīsōriōrumrīsōriārumrīsōriōrum
dativerīsōriīsrīsōriīsrīsōriīs
accusativerīsōriōsrīsōriāsrīsōria
ablativerīsōriīsrīsōriīsrīsōriīs
vocativerīsōriīrīsōriaerīsōria

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin rīsor Latin -ius Latin rīsōrius From rīsor (“laugher, mocker”) + -ius (adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishrisorius

Quick answers

What does rīsōrius mean in Latin?
rīsōrius, a adjective, means “ridiculous, laughing, smiling”.
How do you pronounce rīsōrius?
In classical Latin, [riːˈsoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [riˈs̬ɔː.ri.us].