adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
squarrōsus
squarrōsus (feminine squarrōsa, neuter squarrōsum)
Classical[skʷarˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[skʷarˈrɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivescurfy, scabby
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | squarrōsus | squarrōsa | squarrōsum |
| genitive | squarrōsī | squarrōsae | squarrōsī |
| dative | squarrōsō | squarrōsae | squarrōsō |
| accusative | squarrōsum | squarrōsam | squarrōsum |
| ablative | squarrōsō | squarrōsā | squarrōsō |
| vocative | squarrōse | squarrōsa | squarrōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | squarrōsī | squarrōsae | squarrōsa |
| genitive | squarrōsōrum | squarrōsārum | squarrōsōrum |
| dative | squarrōsīs | squarrōsīs | squarrōsīs |
| accusative | squarrōsōs | squarrōsās | squarrōsa |
| ablative | squarrōsīs | squarrōsīs | squarrōsīs |
| vocative | squarrōsī | squarrōsae | squarrōsa |
squarrōsus, a, um, adj. (perh.
I. scurfy, scabby, scalled): squarrosi a squamarum similitudine dicti, quorum cutis exsurgit ob assiduam illuviem, Fest. pp. 328 and 329 Muüll.; Lucil. ap. Fest. l. l.
Origins
Likely from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Russian скве́рна (skvérna, “filth, pollution”).