adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
saxōsus
saxōsus (feminine saxōsa, neuter saxōsum)
Classical[sakˈsoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[sakˈsɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectiverocky, stony
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saxōsus | saxōsa | saxōsum |
| genitive | saxōsī | saxōsae | saxōsī |
| dative | saxōsō | saxōsae | saxōsō |
| accusative | saxōsum | saxōsam | saxōsum |
| ablative | saxōsō | saxōsā | saxōsō |
| vocative | saxōse | saxōsa | saxōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saxōsī | saxōsae | saxōsa |
| genitive | saxōsōrum | saxōsārum | saxōsōrum |
| dative | saxōsīs | saxōsīs | saxōsīs |
| accusative | saxōsōs | saxōsās | saxōsa |
| ablative | saxōsīs | saxōsīs | saxōsīs |
| vocative | saxōsī | saxōsae | saxōsa |
saxōsus (collat. form saxŭōsus, Sicul. Fl. p. 11 Goes.), a, um, adj. saxum,
I. full of rocks or stones, rocky, stony:
montes, Verg. G. 2, 111: valles, id. E. 5, 84: loca, Col. Arb. 21, 1: mare, id. ib. 8, 16, 8: Hypanis, Verg. G. 4, 370: Euphrates, Plin. 5, 24, 20, § 84: frutex, growing among stones, id. 15, 7, 7: Phlegethon saxosa incendia torquet, Sil. 13, 565.—As subst.: saxōsa, ōrum, n., rocky or stony places: piscium genera alia planis gaudent, alia saxosis, Quint. 5, 10, 21 (cf.: saxatiles pisces, under saxatilis): herba in saxosis nascens, Plin. 21, 29, 103, § 175.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
saxōsus adj.
saxum, full of rocks, rocky, stony : montes, V.: Saxosus sonans Hypanis, i. e. roaring among rocks , V.
Origins
From saxum (“rock”) + -ōsus.