animosus
Latin
Etymology 1
From animus (“mind, soul; courage, will”) + -ōsus.
Adjective
animōsus (feminine animōsa, neuter animōsum, comparative animōsior, superlative animōsissimus, adverb animōsē); first/second-declension adjective
- courageous/full of courage, brave, bold, undaunted
- adamant, determined, wilful
- aggressive, ardent, fervent, vehement
- prideful, proud
- angry, wrathful
- Synonyms: furiōsus, īrātus
- irritable, predisposed to anger
- Synonym: īrācundus
- elated, euphoric, joyful, jubilant
- Synonyms: exsultāns, iūbilāns
- enthusiastic, spirited, vehement, vigorous
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | animōsus | animōsa | animōsum | animōsī | animōsae | animōsa | |
| Genitive | animōsī | animōsae | animōsī | animōsōrum | animōsārum | animōsōrum | |
| Dative | animōsō | animōsō | animōsīs | ||||
| Accusative | animōsum | animōsam | animōsum | animōsōs | animōsās | animōsa | |
| Ablative | animōsō | animōsā | animōsō | animōsīs | |||
| Vocative | animōse | animōsa | animōsum | animōsī | animōsae | animōsa | |
Derived terms
- animōsē
- animōsitās
Descendants
- Catalan: animós
- Italian: animoso
- Portuguese: animoso
- Spanish: animoso
Etymology 2
From anima (“air, breeze, breath; soul, spirit, life”) + -ōsus.
Adjective
animōsus (feminine animōsa, neuter animōsum, comparative animōsior, superlative animōsissimus); first/second-declension adjective
- spirited
- 45 BCE, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes (Tusculan Disputations).Liber I.ix:
- ...animum autem alii animam, ut fere nostri declarat nomen: nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus et animosos...
- ...some would have the soul, or spirit, to be the anima, as our schools generally agree; and indeed the name signifies as much, for we use the expressions animam agere, to live; animam efflare, to expire; animosi, men of spirit...
- ...animum autem alii animam, ut fere nostri declarat nomen: nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus et animosos...
- full of air, airy
- full of life, alive, living, animated
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | animōsus | animōsa | animōsum | animōsī | animōsae | animōsa | |
| Genitive | animōsī | animōsae | animōsī | animōsōrum | animōsārum | animōsōrum | |
| Dative | animōsō | animōsō | animōsīs | ||||
| Accusative | animōsum | animōsam | animōsum | animōsōs | animōsās | animōsa | |
| Ablative | animōsō | animōsā | animōsō | animōsīs | |||
| Vocative | animōse | animōsa | animōsum | animōsī | animōsae | animōsa | |
References
- “animosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “animosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- animosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette