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

  1. (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

References
  • tomentosus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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