LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rūgōsus

rūgōsus (feminine rūgōsa, neuter rūgōsum)
Classical[ruːˈɡoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ruˈɡɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewrinkled
  2. adjectiveshrivelled

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerūgōsusrūgōsarūgōsum
genitiverūgōsīrūgōsaerūgōsī
dativerūgōsōrūgōsaerūgōsō
accusativerūgōsumrūgōsamrūgōsum
ablativerūgōsōrūgōsārūgōsō
vocativerūgōserūgōsarūgōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerūgōsīrūgōsaerūgōsa
genitiverūgōsōrumrūgōsārumrūgōsōrum
dativerūgōsīsrūgōsīsrūgōsīs
accusativerūgōsōsrūgōsāsrūgōsa
ablativerūgōsīsrūgōsīsrūgōsīs
vocativerūgōsīrūgōsaerūgōsa

rūgōsus, a, um, adj. 1. ruga,
I. wrinkled, shrivelled.
I. Lit.: rugosiorem cum geras stola frontem, Mart. 3, 93, 4: spadones, Hor. Epod. 9, 14: genae, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 112.— Poet.: senecta, Tib. 3, 5, 25: frigore pagus (i. e. the villagers), Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 105: sanna, that wrinkles his countenance, makes wry faces, Pers. 5, 91.—
II. Transf. (acc. to 1. ruga, I. B.), wrinkled, creased, shrivelled, corrugated: acina, Col. 12, 44, 4: cortex populi, Ov. H. 5, 28: piper, Pers. 5, 55: pruna, Mart. 13, 28, 1.

Origins

From rūga + -osus.

Descendants
  • Catalanrugós
  • Englishrugose
  • Frenchrugueux
  • Italianrugoso
  • Portugueserugoso
  • Spanishrugoso
  • TranslingualRugosa

In English words that came into English from rūgōsus

  • rugoserūgōsus

Quick answers

What does rūgōsus mean in Latin?
rūgōsus, a adjective, means “wrinkled; shrivelled”.
How do you pronounce rūgōsus?
In classical Latin, [ruːˈɡoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ruˈɡɔː.s̬us].