uxorius

Latin

Etymology

Derived from uxor (“wife”) +‎ -ius (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

uxōrius (feminine uxōria, neuter uxōrium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. belonging to a wife
  2. pertaining to or characteristic of a wife: wifish, wifely, wifey
  3. overly fond of, devoted to, or submissive to one’s wife: uxorious, doting

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative uxōrius uxōria uxōrium uxōriī uxōriae uxōria
Genitive uxōriī uxōriae uxōriī uxōriōrum uxōriārum uxōriōrum
Dative uxōriō uxōriō uxōriīs
Accusative uxōrium uxōriam uxōrium uxōriōs uxōriās uxōria
Ablative uxōriō uxōriā uxōriō uxōriīs
Vocative uxōrie uxōria uxōrium uxōriī uxōriae uxōria

Descendants
  • English: uxorious
  • Italian: uxorio

References
  • “uxorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Oxford Latin Dictionary (2005), Oxford University Press
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