adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
varicōsus
varicōsus (feminine varicōsa, neuter varicōsum)
Classical[wa.rɪˈkoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[va.riˈkɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivevaricose, full of dilated veins
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | varicōsus | varicōsa | varicōsum |
| genitive | varicōsī | varicōsae | varicōsī |
| dative | varicōsō | varicōsae | varicōsō |
| accusative | varicōsum | varicōsam | varicōsum |
| ablative | varicōsō | varicōsā | varicōsō |
| vocative | varicōse | varicōsa | varicōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | varicōsī | varicōsae | varicōsa |
| genitive | varicōsōrum | varicōsārum | varicōsōrum |
| dative | varicōsīs | varicōsīs | varicōsīs |
| accusative | varicōsōs | varicōsās | varicōsa |
| ablative | varicōsīs | varicōsīs | varicōsīs |
| vocative | varicōsī | varicōsae | varicōsa |
vărĭcōsus, a, um, adj. varix,
I. full of dilated veins, varicose:
centuriones, Pers. 5, 189: haruspex, Juv. 6, 397: Arpinas, i. e. Cicero, Sid. Ep. 5, 5 (cf. Quint. 11, 3, 143; and Vatin. ap. Macr. S. 2, 3).—* Adv.: vă-rĭcōsē, full of dilated veins: varicosius onera portare, Fest. s. v. muli marini, p. 149 Müll. (acc. to others, from varicus or varico, with feet spread apart).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
varicōsus adj.
varix, with dilated veins, varicose: haruspex, Iu.
Origins
From varix (“dilated vein”) + -ōsus (“abounding in”).
In English words that came into English from varicōsus
- varicosityvaricōsitās