LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

silentiōsus

silentiōsus (feminine silentiōsa, neuter silentiōsum)
Classical[sɪ.ɫɛn.tiˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[si.len.t͡siˈɔː.s̬us]
silentiōse sg. voc. m.

Meaning

  1. adjectivesilent, voiceless, noiseless
  2. adjectivequiet, tongue-twisted, taciturn

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilentiōsussilentiōsasilentiōsum
genitivesilentiōsīsilentiōsaesilentiōsī
dativesilentiōsōsilentiōsaesilentiōsō
accusativesilentiōsumsilentiōsamsilentiōsum
ablativesilentiōsōsilentiōsāsilentiōsō
vocativesilentiōsesilentiōsasilentiōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilentiōsīsilentiōsaesilentiōsa
genitivesilentiōsōrumsilentiōsārumsilentiōsōrum
dativesilentiōsīssilentiōsīssilentiōsīs
accusativesilentiōsōssilentiōsāssilentiōsa
ablativesilentiōsīssilentiōsīssilentiōsīs
vocativesilentiōsīsilentiōsaesilentiōsa

sĭlentĭōsus, a, um, adj. silentium,
I. perfectly still or silent: nactus opacae noctis silentiosa secreta, App. M. 11 init.—Adv.: sĭlentĭōsē, stilly, silently: silentiose geritur publicum bonum, Cassiod. Var. 11, 1 med.

Origins

From silentium (“silence”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalansilenciós
  • Englishsilentious
  • Frenchsilencieux
  • Italiansilenzioso
  • Occitansilenciós
  • Portuguesesilencioso
  • Romaniansilențios
  • Spanishsilencioso
  • Normansilencieuxfrom French silencieux
  • Galiciansilencioso

In English words that came into English from silentiōsus

  • silentioussilentiōsus

Quick answers

What does silentiōsus mean in Latin?
silentiōsus, a adjective, means “silent, voiceless, noiseless; quiet, tongue-twisted, taciturn”.
How do you pronounce silentiōsus?
In classical Latin, [sɪ.ɫɛn.tiˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [si.len.t͡siˈɔː.s̬us].