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noun · masculinesecond declension

vertīginōsus1

vertīginōsus m (genitive vertīginōsī)
Classical[wɛr.tiː.ɡɪˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ver.ti.d͡ʒiˈnɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. One who suffers from vertigo or giddiness.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevertīginōsusvertīginōsī
genitivevertīginōsīvertīginōsōrum
dativevertīginōsōvertīginōsīs
accusativevertīginōsumvertīginōsōs
ablativevertīginōsōvertīginōsīs
vocativevertīginōsevertīginōsī

vertīgĭnōsus, i, m. id.,
I. one who suffers from giddiness or vertigo, vertiginous, Plin. 23, 2, 28, § 59.

Origins

Derived from vertīgō (oblique stem vertīgin-) + -ōsus (“-ous”).

In English words that came into English from vertīginōsus

  • vertiginousvertīginōsus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
vertīginōsus2
vertīginōsus (feminine vertīginōsa, neuter vertīginōsum)
Classical[wɛr.tiː.ɡɪˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ver.ti.d͡ʒiˈnɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveSuffering from vertigo or giddiness.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevertīginōsusvertīginōsavertīginōsum
genitivevertīginōsīvertīginōsaevertīginōsī
dativevertīginōsōvertīginōsaevertīginōsō
accusativevertīginōsumvertīginōsamvertīginōsum
ablativevertīginōsōvertīginōsāvertīginōsō
vocativevertīginōsevertīginōsavertīginōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevertīginōsīvertīginōsaevertīginōsa
genitivevertīginōsōrumvertīginōsārumvertīginōsōrum
dativevertīginōsīsvertīginōsīsvertīginōsīs
accusativevertīginōsōsvertīginōsāsvertīginōsa
ablativevertīginōsīsvertīginōsīsvertīginōsīs
vocativevertīginōsīvertīginōsaevertīginōsa

Origins

Derived from vertīgō (oblique stem vertīgin-) + -ōsus (“-ous”).

Descendants
  • Englishvertiginous
  • Frenchvertigineux
  • Italianvertiginoso
  • Portuguesevertiginoso
  • Spanishvertiginoso

Quick answers

What does vertīginōsus mean in Latin?
vertīginōsus, a noun, means “One who suffers from vertigo or giddiness.”.
What is the genitive of vertīginōsus?
The genitive singular is vertīginōsī. vertīginōsus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce vertīginōsus?
In classical Latin, [wɛr.tiː.ɡɪˈnoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ver.ti.d͡ʒiˈnɔː.s̬us].