LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

vadōsus

vadōsus (feminine vadōsa, neuter vadōsum)
Classical[waˈdoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[vaˈdɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of shallows

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevadōsusvadōsavadōsum
genitivevadōsīvadōsaevadōsī
dativevadōsōvadōsaevadōsō
accusativevadōsumvadōsamvadōsum
ablativevadōsōvadōsāvadōsō
vocativevadōsevadōsavadōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevadōsīvadōsaevadōsa
genitivevadōsōrumvadōsārumvadōsōrum
dativevadōsīsvadōsīsvadōsīs
accusativevadōsōsvadōsāsvadōsa
ablativevadōsīsvadōsīsvadōsīs
vocativevadōsīvadōsaevadōsa

vădōsus, a, um, adj. vadum,
I. full of shallows or fords, shallow, shoal: mare, Caes. B. C. 1, 25: amnis, Verg. A. 7, 728: Syrtes, Sall. J. 78, 2: ostium portūs, Liv. 37, 14, 7: fretum, id. 33, 17, 6: litora, Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 1: navigatio, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 99.—Poet.: aquae, i. e. restless, Luc. 8, 698.—Sup.: Ganges ubi vadosissimus est, Sol. 52.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*waðom
  2. Latinvadōsus

Latin -ōsus Latin vadōsus From vadum + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Englishvadose
  • Italianvadoso
  • Portuguesevadoso
  • Romanianvădos
  • Spanishvadoso

In English words that came into English from vadōsus

  • vadosevadōsus

Quick answers

What does vadōsus mean in Latin?
vadōsus, a adjective, means “full of shallows”.
How do you pronounce vadōsus?
In classical Latin, [waˈdoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vaˈdɔː.s̬us].
Where does vadōsus come from?
Proto-Italic *waðom → Latin vadōsus.