adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sitīculōsus
sitīculōsus (feminine sitīculōsa, neuter sitīculōsum)
Classical[sɪ.tiː.kʊˈɫoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[si.ti.kuˈlɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivethirsty; parching
aut corvos nocuit sitīculōsus
or thirsty raven has caused injuryPriapea, Carmina Priapea 61.12 (Hendecasyllabic)sitīculōsam sustinemus aestatem
Priapea, Carmina Priapea 63.3 (Choliambic)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sitīculōsus | sitīculōsa | sitīculōsum |
| genitive | sitīculōsī | sitīculōsae | sitīculōsī |
| dative | sitīculōsō | sitīculōsae | sitīculōsō |
| accusative | sitīculōsum | sitīculōsam | sitīculōsum |
| ablative | sitīculōsō | sitīculōsā | sitīculōsō |
| vocative | sitīculōse | sitīculōsa | sitīculōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sitīculōsī | sitīculōsae | sitīculōsa |
| genitive | sitīculōsōrum | sitīculōsārum | sitīculōsōrum |
| dative | sitīculōsīs | sitīculōsīs | sitīculōsīs |
| accusative | sitīculōsōs | sitīculōsās | sitīculōsa |
| ablative | sitīculōsīs | sitīculōsīs | sitīculōsīs |
| vocative | sitīculōsī | sitīculōsae | sitīculōsa |
sĭtīcŭlōsus, a, um, adj. sitis (not ante-Aug.).
I. Thirsty.
A. Lit.:
quidam, Sid. Ep. 2, 2 med.: corvus, Auct. Priap. 61, 12.—B. Transf., of things, very dry, parched, arid:
Appulia, Hor. Epod. 3, 16: siticulosum et peraridum solum, Col. 3, 11 fin.; Pall. Jan. 13, 4: calx, Vitr. 7, 2: aestas, Auct. Priap. 64, 3.—II. Act., producing thirst:
melimela, Plin. 23, 6, 55, § 104.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sitīculōsus adj.
sitīcula, dim. of sitis, dry, parched, arid : Appulia, H.
Origins
From sitīcula (“little thirst”) + -ōsus (“full of”).