unctuosus

Latin

Etymology

Late and Medieval Latin. From ūnctum.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /uːnk.tuˈoː.sus/, [uːŋkt̪uˈoːs̠ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /unk.tuˈo.sus/, [uŋkt̪uˈɔːs̬us]

Adjective

ūnctuōsus (feminine ūnctuōsa, neuter ūnctuōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. oily, greasy, unctuous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūnctuōsus ūnctuōsa ūnctuōsum ūnctuōsī ūnctuōsae ūnctuōsa
Genitive ūnctuōsī ūnctuōsae ūnctuōsī ūnctuōsōrum ūnctuōsārum ūnctuōsōrum
Dative ūnctuōsō ūnctuōsō ūnctuōsīs
Accusative ūnctuōsum ūnctuōsam ūnctuōsum ūnctuōsōs ūnctuōsās ūnctuōsa
Ablative ūnctuōsō ūnctuōsā ūnctuōsō ūnctuōsīs
Vocative ūnctuōse ūnctuōsa ūnctuōsum ūnctuōsī ūnctuōsae ūnctuōsa

Descendants
  • Aromanian: umtos
  • → Catalan: untuós
  • → English: unctuous
  • → French: onctueux
  • → Italian: untuoso
  • Middle French: ointeux
  • → Portuguese: untuoso
  • Romanian: untos
  • → Spanish: untuoso

References
  • unctuosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • unctuosus 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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