tomentosus
Latin
Etymology
From tōmentum + -ōsus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /toː.menˈtoː.sus/, [t̪oːmɛn̪ˈt̪oːs̠ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /to.menˈto.sus/, [t̪omen̪ˈt̪ɔːs̬us]
Adjective
tōmentōsus (feminine tōmentōsa, neuter tōmentōsum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) having a mass of rough hairs
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | tōmentōsus | tōmentōsa | tōmentōsum | tōmentōsī | tōmentōsae | tōmentōsa | |
| Genitive | tōmentōsī | tōmentōsae | tōmentōsī | tōmentōsōrum | tōmentōsārum | tōmentōsōrum | |
| Dative | tōmentōsō | tōmentōsō | tōmentōsīs | ||||
| Accusative | tōmentōsum | tōmentōsam | tōmentōsum | tōmentōsōs | tōmentōsās | tōmentōsa | |
| Ablative | tōmentōsō | tōmentōsā | tōmentōsō | tōmentōsīs | |||
| Vocative | tōmentōse | tōmentōsa | tōmentōsum | tōmentōsī | tōmentōsae | tōmentōsa | |
Related terms
- tōmentum
References
- tomentosus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016