LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

saltuōsus

saltuōsus (feminine saltuōsa, neuter saltuōsum)
Classical[saɫ.tuˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[sal.tuˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecovered with forest, well-wooded

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesaltuōsussaltuōsasaltuōsum
genitivesaltuōsīsaltuōsaesaltuōsī
dativesaltuōsōsaltuōsaesaltuōsō
accusativesaltuōsumsaltuōsamsaltuōsum
ablativesaltuōsōsaltuōsāsaltuōsō
vocativesaltuōsesaltuōsasaltuōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesaltuōsīsaltuōsaesaltuōsa
genitivesaltuōsōrumsaltuōsārumsaltuōsōrum
dativesaltuōsīssaltuōsīssaltuōsīs
accusativesaltuōsōssaltuōsāssaltuōsa
ablativesaltuōsīssaltuōsīssaltuōsīs
vocativesaltuōsīsaltuōsaesaltuōsa

saltŭōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. full of woods or forests, well-wooded, woody: loca, Sall. J. 38, 1; Liv. 27, 12; Tac. A. 4, 45; 6, 34: convalles, Plin. 6, 7, 7, § 19: per saltuosos tramites, Amm. 19, 9, 5.

Origins

From saltus (“forest”) + -ōsus.

Quick answers

What does saltuōsus mean in Latin?
saltuōsus, a adjective, means “covered with forest, well-wooded”.
How do you pronounce saltuōsus?
In classical Latin, [saɫ.tuˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sal.tuˈɔː.s̬us].