LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

scabiōsus

scabiōsus (feminine scabiōsa, neuter scabiōsum)
Classical[ska.biˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ska.biˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivescabby, scurfy, mangy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescabiōsusscabiōsascabiōsum
genitivescabiōsīscabiōsaescabiōsī
dativescabiōsōscabiōsaescabiōsō
accusativescabiōsumscabiōsamscabiōsum
ablativescabiōsōscabiōsāscabiōsō
vocativescabiōsescabiōsascabiōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescabiōsīscabiōsaescabiōsa
genitivescabiōsōrumscabiōsārumscabiōsōrum
dativescabiōsīsscabiōsīsscabiōsīs
accusativescabiōsōsscabiōsāsscabiōsa
ablativescabiōsīsscabiōsīsscabiōsīs
vocativescabiōsīscabiōsaescabiōsa

scăbĭōsus, a, um, adj. id. (post-Aug.).
I. Rough, scurfy: coralium, Plin. 32, 2, 11, § 22: far, old, spoiled, Pers. 5, 74.—
II. Scabby, mangy: boves, Col.11,2,83: (homo), Pers. 2, 13: anguli (oculorum), Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 36: macies mulorum, App. M. 9, p. 223.

Origins

From scabiēs + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalanescabiós
  • Englishscabious
  • Frenchscabieux
  • Italianscabbioso

In English words that came into English from scabiōsus

  • scabiousscabiōsa

Quick answers

What does scabiōsus mean in Latin?
scabiōsus, a adjective, means “scabby, scurfy, mangy”.
How do you pronounce scabiōsus?
In classical Latin, [ska.biˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ska.biˈɔː.s̬us].