vinosior

vinosior

Latin

Adjective

vīnōsior (neuter vīnōsius); third declension

1. comparative degree of vīnōsus
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 3.765-766:

     cūr ānus hoc faciat, quaeris? vīnōsior aetās
     haec est et gravidae mūnera vītis amat

     Why [is it that] an old woman does this, you ask? This stage of life is more fond of wine, and loves the gifts of the pregnant vine.
     (Sacerdos Liberi were elderly priestesses who offered cakes with honey during the ancient Roman festival of Liberalia honoring Pater Liber, also known as Bacchus or the Greek Dionysus.)

2. more vinous

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	vīnōsior	vīnōsius		vīnōsiōrēs	vīnōsiōra
Genitive	vīnōsiōris			vīnōsiōrum
Dative	vīnōsiōrī			vīnōsiōribus
Accusative	vīnōsiōrem	vīnōsius		vīnōsiōrēs	vīnōsiōra
Ablative	vīnōsiōre			vīnōsiōribus
Vocative	vīnōsior	vīnōsius		vīnōsiōrēs	vīnōsiōra