LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sūcōsus

sūcōsus (feminine sūcōsa, neuter sūcōsum)
Classical[suːˈkoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[suˈkɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of juice or moisture; juicy, sappy, succulent
  2. adjectivewealthy, rich

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesūcōsussūcōsasūcōsum
genitivesūcōsīsūcōsaesūcōsī
dativesūcōsōsūcōsaesūcōsō
accusativesūcōsumsūcōsamsūcōsum
ablativesūcōsōsūcōsāsūcōsō
vocativesūcōsesūcōsasūcōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesūcōsīsūcōsaesūcōsa
genitivesūcōsōrumsūcōsārumsūcōsōrum
dativesūcōsīssūcōsīssūcōsīs
accusativesūcōsōssūcōsāssūcōsa
ablativesūcōsīssūcōsīssūcōsīs
vocativesūcōsīsūcōsaesūcōsa

sūcōsus (succ-), a, um, adj. sucus,
I. full of juice or moisture, juicy, sappy, succulent.
I. Lit. (post-Aug.): poma, Cels. 2, 18: solum, Col. 2, 16, 3: resina, Plin. 24, 6, 22, § 33: radix, id. 25, 9, 70, § 117: folia, id. 25, 13, 102, § 161: vinum, id. 14, 6, 8, § 68: lana, i. e. sucida, Ser. Samm. 60, 1054.— Comp.: liber (stirpium), Col. 4, 29, 1.—*
II. Transf., rich in money, Petr. 38, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin sūcōsus From sūcus (“juice, sap”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalansucós
  • Italiansuccoso
  • Italiansugoso
  • Portuguesesucoso
  • Spanishjugoso

Quick answers

What does sūcōsus mean in Latin?
sūcōsus, a adjective, means “full of juice or moisture; juicy, sappy, succulent; wealthy, rich”.
How do you pronounce sūcōsus?
In classical Latin, [suːˈkoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈkɔː.s̬us].