What does viscōsus mean in Latin?

viscōsus, a adjective, means “full of birdlime, viscous, sticky”.

How do you pronounce viscōsus?

In classical Latin, [wɪsˈkoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [visˈkɔː.s̬us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

viscōsus (feminine viscōsa, neuter viscōsum)

Classical[wɪsˈkoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[visˈkɔː.s̬us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	viscōsus	viscōsa	viscōsum
genitive	viscōsī	viscōsae	viscōsī
dative	viscōsō	viscōsae	viscōsō
accusative	viscōsum	viscōsam	viscōsum
ablative	viscōsō	viscōsā	viscōsō
vocative	viscōse	viscōsa	viscōsum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	viscōsī	viscōsae	viscōsa
genitive	viscōsōrum	viscōsārum	viscōsōrum
dative	viscōsīs	viscōsīs	viscōsīs
accusative	viscōsōs	viscōsās	viscōsa
ablative	viscōsīs	viscōsīs	viscōsīs
vocative	viscōsī	viscōsae	viscōsa

viscōsus, a, um, adj. viscum,

I. full of birdlime, sticky, viscous: pastus, Prud. Ham. 824; Pall. 1, 14.

From viscum (“mistletoe, birdlime”) + -ōsus.

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