LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

spongiōsus

spongiōsus (feminine spongiōsa, neuter spongiōsum)
Classical[spɔŋ.ɡiˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[spon̠ʲ.d͡ʒiˈɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivespongy, spongelike

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespongiōsusspongiōsaspongiōsum
genitivespongiōsīspongiōsaespongiōsī
dativespongiōsōspongiōsaespongiōsō
accusativespongiōsumspongiōsamspongiōsum
ablativespongiōsōspongiōsāspongiōsō
vocativespongiōsespongiōsaspongiōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespongiōsīspongiōsaespongiōsa
genitivespongiōsōrumspongiōsārumspongiōsōrum
dativespongiōsīsspongiōsīsspongiōsīs
accusativespongiōsōsspongiōsāsspongiōsa
ablativespongiōsīsspongiōsīsspongiōsīs
vocativespongiōsīspongiōsaespongiōsa

spongĭōsus or spongĕōsus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. spongy, porous (post-Aug.): pulmo, Cels. 4, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 72, § 188: pumices, id. 36, 21, 42, § 155: panis, id. 18, 11, 27, § 105.

Origins

Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos) Ancient Greek -ιά (-iá) Ancient Greek σπογγῐᾱ́ (spongĭā́)bor. Latin spongia Latin -ōsus Latin spongiōsus From spongia + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Frenchspongieux

In English words that came into English from spongiōsus

  • spongiosespongiōsus
  • spongiousspongiōsus

Quick answers

What does spongiōsus mean in Latin?
spongiōsus, a adjective, means “spongy, spongelike”.
How do you pronounce spongiōsus?
In classical Latin, [spɔŋ.ɡiˈoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [spon̠ʲ.d͡ʒiˈɔː.s̬us].