adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
villōsus
villōsus (feminine villōsa, neuter villōsum)
Classical[wɪlˈloː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[vilˈlɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivehairy, shaggy
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | villōsus | villōsa | villōsum |
| genitive | villōsī | villōsae | villōsī |
| dative | villōsō | villōsae | villōsō |
| accusative | villōsum | villōsam | villōsum |
| ablative | villōsō | villōsā | villōsō |
| vocative | villōse | villōsa | villōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | villōsī | villōsae | villōsa |
| genitive | villōsōrum | villōsārum | villōsōrum |
| dative | villōsīs | villōsīs | villōsīs |
| accusative | villōsōs | villōsās | villōsa |
| ablative | villōsīs | villōsīs | villōsīs |
| vocative | villōsī | villōsae | villōsa |
villōsus, a, um, adj. villus,
I. hairy, shaggy, rough:
leo, Verg. A. 8, 177: pectora (Caci) saetis, id. ib. 8, 266: guttura (Cerberi) colubris, i. e. with vipers in place of hair, Ov. M. 10, 21: radix, Plin. 12, 12, 26, § 45.—Comp.: arbor, Plin. 16, 10, 19, § 46. —Sup.: animal, Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 229.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
villōsus adj.
villus, hairy, shaggy, rough: leo, V.: villosa colubris guttura, i. e. with vipers (for hair), O.
Origins
From villus (“hair”) + -ōsus.
Descendants
- Englishvillous
- Englishfluff
- Catalanvellós
- Frenchvilleux
- Frenchvelu
- Frenchvelouté
- Italianvelloso
- Italianvilloso
- Englishvelvetfrom Old Occitan velos
- Frenchveloursfrom Old Occitan velos