leprosus

Latin

Etymology

From lepra (“leprosy”) +‎ -ōsus (“-ose”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /leˈproː.sus/, [ɫ̪ɛˈproːs̠ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /leˈpro.sus/, [leˈprɔːs̬us]

Adjective

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

  1. (Late Latin) leprous, having leprosy or the appearance of leprosy
  2. (New Latin, botany) leprose, having a scaly appearance

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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 leprōsō leprōsīs
Accusative leprōsum leprōsam leprōsum leprōsōs leprōsās leprōsa
Ablative leprōsō leprōsā leprōsō leprōsīs
Vocative leprōse leprōsa leprōsum leprōsī leprōsae leprōsa

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: leprous, leprose
  • 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
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