LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

veternōsus

veternōsus (feminine veternōsa, neuter veternōsum)
Classical[wɛ.tɛrˈnoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ve.terˈnɔː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivelethargic
  2. adjectivesleepy, drowsy, dreamy
  3. adjectivelanguid, spiritless

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeveternōsusveternōsaveternōsum
genitiveveternōsīveternōsaeveternōsī
dativeveternōsōveternōsaeveternōsō
accusativeveternōsumveternōsamveternōsum
ablativeveternōsōveternōsāveternōsō
vocativeveternōseveternōsaveternōsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeveternōsīveternōsaeveternōsa
genitiveveternōsōrumveternōsārumveternōsōrum
dativeveternōsīsveternōsīsveternōsīs
accusativeveternōsōsveternōsāsveternōsa
ablativeveternōsīsveternōsīsveternōsīs
vocativeveternōsīveternōsaeveternōsa

vĕternōsus, a, um, adj. veternus, II. C.,
I. afflicted with lethargy, lethargic.
I. Lit., Plin. 20, 4, 13, § 24; 28, 17, 67, § 230; Cato ap. Gell. 1, 15, 9; id. ap. Fest. p. 369. —
B. Transf., sleepy, drowsy, dreamy: homo, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 21.—
II. Trop., languid, spiritless (post-Aug.): animus, Sen. Ira, 1, 16, 25: genus dicendi, Sid. Ep. 1, 1: consuetudo, Aug. Ep. 48.—Sup.: veternosissimi artificii nodos, Sen. Ep. 82, 19.

Origins

From veternus (“lethargy, somnolence”) + -ōsus (“full of”).

Quick answers

What does veternōsus mean in Latin?
veternōsus, a adjective, means “lethargic; sleepy, drowsy, dreamy; languid, spiritless”.
How do you pronounce veternōsus?
In classical Latin, [wɛ.tɛrˈnoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ve.terˈnɔː.s̬us].