LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rixōsus

rixōsus (feminine rixōsa, neuter rixōsum)
Classical[rɪkˈsoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[rikˈsɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivequarrelsome, pugnacious

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerixōsusrixōsarixōsum
genitiverixōsīrixōsaerixōsī
dativerixōsōrixōsaerixōsō
accusativerixōsumrixōsamrixōsum
ablativerixōsōrixōsārixōsō
vocativerixōserixōsarixōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerixōsīrixōsaerixōsa
genitiverixōsōrumrixōsārumrixōsōrum
dativerixōsīsrixōsīsrixōsīs
accusativerixōsōsrixōsāsrixōsa
ablativerixōsīsrixōsīsrixōsīs
vocativerixōsīrixōsaerixōsa

rixōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. quarrelsome, pugnacious: aves, Col. 8, 2, 5; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 291 Müll.

Origins

From rixa + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Italianrissoso
  • Portugueserixoso
  • Spanishrijoso

Quick answers

What does rixōsus mean in Latin?
rixōsus, a adjective, means “quarrelsome, pugnacious”.
How do you pronounce rixōsus?
In classical Latin, [rɪkˈsoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [rikˈsɔː.s̬us].