LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

terrōsus

terrōsus (feminine terrōsa, neuter terrōsum)
Classical[tɛrˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[terˈrɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of earth; earthy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterrōsusterrōsaterrōsum
genitiveterrōsīterrōsaeterrōsī
dativeterrōsōterrōsaeterrōsō
accusativeterrōsumterrōsamterrōsum
ablativeterrōsōterrōsāterrōsō
vocativeterrōseterrōsaterrōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterrōsīterrōsaeterrōsa
genitiveterrōsōrumterrōsārumterrōsōrum
dativeterrōsīsterrōsīsterrōsīs
accusativeterrōsōsterrōsāsterrōsa
ablativeterrōsīsterrōsīsterrōsīs
vocativeterrōsīterrōsaeterrōsa

terrōsus, a, um, adj. terra,
I. full of earth, earthy (very rare): harena, Vitr. 2, 4: montes, id. 2, 6 fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Latin -ōsus Latin terrōsus From terra + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Catalanterrós
  • Frenchterreux
  • Italianterroso
  • Occitanterrós
  • Portugueseterroso
  • Spanishterroso
  • Friuliantierôs
  • Galicianterroso

Quick answers

What does terrōsus mean in Latin?
terrōsus, a adjective, means “full of earth; earthy”.
How do you pronounce terrōsus?
In classical Latin, [tɛrˈroː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈrɔː.s̬us].