LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

silvōsus

silvōsus (feminine silvōsa, neuter silvōsum)
Classical[sɪɫˈwoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[silˈvɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewooded, full of trees

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilvōsussilvōsasilvōsum
genitivesilvōsīsilvōsaesilvōsī
dativesilvōsōsilvōsaesilvōsō
accusativesilvōsumsilvōsamsilvōsum
ablativesilvōsōsilvōsāsilvōsō
vocativesilvōsesilvōsasilvōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilvōsīsilvōsaesilvōsa
genitivesilvōsōrumsilvōsārumsilvōsōrum
dativesilvōsīssilvōsīssilvōsīs
accusativesilvōsōssilvōsāssilvōsa
ablativesilvōsīssilvōsīssilvōsīs
vocativesilvōsīsilvōsaesilvōsa

silvōsus, a, um, adj. silva,
I. full of woods or trees, woody: saltus, Liv. 9, 2, 7: rami emicant silvosā multitudine, forestlike, Plin. 12, 5, 11, § 23; so, crebrae arbores et silvosae, Vitr. 8, 1 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sel-der.?
  2. Latinsilvōsus

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin silvōsus From silva + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Italianselvoso

Quick answers

What does silvōsus mean in Latin?
silvōsus, a adjective, means “wooded, full of trees”.
How do you pronounce silvōsus?
In classical Latin, [sɪɫˈwoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [silˈvɔː.s̬us].
Where does silvōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.? → Latin silvōsus.