adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
scopulōsus
scopulōsus (feminine scopulōsa, neuter scopulōsum)
Classical[skɔ.pʊˈɫoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[sko.puˈlɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectiverocky, shelvy, craggy
- adjectiveprojecting like rocks
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scopulōsus | scopulōsa | scopulōsum |
| genitive | scopulōsī | scopulōsae | scopulōsī |
| dative | scopulōsō | scopulōsae | scopulōsō |
| accusative | scopulōsum | scopulōsam | scopulōsum |
| ablative | scopulōsō | scopulōsā | scopulōsō |
| vocative | scopulōse | scopulōsa | scopulōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scopulōsī | scopulōsae | scopulōsa |
| genitive | scopulōsōrum | scopulōsārum | scopulōsōrum |
| dative | scopulōsīs | scopulōsīs | scopulōsīs |
| accusative | scopulōsōs | scopulōsās | scopulōsa |
| ablative | scopulōsīs | scopulōsīs | scopulōsīs |
| vocative | scopulōsī | scopulōsae | scopulōsa |
scŏpŭlōsus, a, um, adj. scopulus,
I. full of rocks, rocky, shelvy, craggy (rare but class.):
locus, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35: mare, id. de Or. 3, 19, 69: colles, Sil. 7, 274: rupes, Luc. 2, 619: Pylene, Stat. Th. 4, 102: cete, projecting like a rock, id. Achill. 1, 55: arva, Sil. 15, 305.—Neutr. plur. as subst., rocky places: Gangem dejectum per scopulosa et abrupta, Plin. 6, 18, 22, § 65.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scopulōsus adj.
scopulus, full of rocks, rocky, shelvy, craggy : mare.—Fig.: scopuloso difficilique in loco.
Origins
From scopulus (“projecting rock, especially under water”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
In English words that came into English from scopulōsus
- scopulousscopulōsus