LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

verminōsus

verminōsus (feminine verminōsa, neuter verminōsum)
Classical[wɛr.mɪˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ver.miˈnɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of worms

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeverminōsusverminōsaverminōsum
genitiveverminōsīverminōsaeverminōsī
dativeverminōsōverminōsaeverminōsō
accusativeverminōsumverminōsamverminōsum
ablativeverminōsōverminōsāverminōsō
vocativeverminōseverminōsaverminōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeverminōsīverminōsaeverminōsa
genitiveverminōsōrumverminōsārumverminōsōrum
dativeverminōsīsverminōsīsverminōsīs
accusativeverminōsōsverminōsāsverminōsa
ablativeverminōsīsverminōsīsverminōsīs
vocativeverminōsīverminōsaeverminōsa

vermĭnōsus, a, um, adj. vermis,
I. full of worms, wormy: fici, Plin. 17, 28, 47, § 261: ulcera, id. 26, 14, 87, § 145: auris, id. 20, 14, 52, § 146.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wr̥mis
  2. Proto-Italic*wormis
  3. Latinverminōsus

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin verminōsus From vermis (“worm”) + -ōsus.

Descendants
  • Frenchvermineux
  • Italianverminoso
  • Portugueseverminoso
  • Romanianviermănos
  • Spanishverminoso
  • Aromanianyirminos
  • Aromanianyirminosu
  • Aromanianyirmãnos
  • Piedmonteseverminus

Quick answers

What does verminōsus mean in Latin?
verminōsus, a adjective, means “full of worms”.
How do you pronounce verminōsus?
In classical Latin, [wɛr.mɪˈnoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ver.miˈnɔː.s̬us].
Where does verminōsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis → Proto-Italic *wormis → Latin verminōsus.