leprosus

leprosus

Latin

Etymology

From lepra (“leprosy”) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /leˈproː.sus/

Adjective

leprōsus (feminine leprōsa, neuter leprōsum); first/second declension

1. leprous

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	leprōsus	leprōsa	leprōsum		leprōsī	leprōsae	leprōsa
Genitive	leprōsī	leprōsae	leprōsī		leprōsōrum	leprōsārum	leprōsōrum
Dative	leprōsō	leprōsae	leprōsō		leprōsīs	leprōsīs	leprōsīs
Accusative	leprōsum	leprōsam	leprōsum		leprōsōs	leprōsās	leprōsa
Ablative	leprōsō	leprōsā	leprōsō		leprōsīs	leprōsīs	leprōsīs
Vocative	leprōse	leprōsa	leprōsum		leprōsī	leprōsae	leprōsa

Derived terms

• leprōsārium

Related terms

• lepra

Descendants

• English: leprous
• Italian: leproso
• Spanish: leproso

References

• leprosus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• leprosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette