roscidus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rōs +‎ -idus with an unetymological -c-, probably by analogy with mūcidus (“moldy, musty”), sūcidus (“juicy, sappy; oily, greasy”) and viscidus (“sticky, glutinous”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈroːs.ki.dus/, [ˈroːs̠kɪd̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈroʃ.ʃi.dus/, [ˈrɔʃːid̪us]

Adjective

rōscidus (feminine rōscida, neuter rōscidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. dewy
  2. moist

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rōscidus rōscida rōscidum rōscidī rōscidae rōscida
Genitive rōscidī rōscidae rōscidī rōscidōrum rōscidārum rōscidōrum
Dative rōscidō rōscidō rōscidīs
Accusative rōscidum rōscidam rōscidum rōscidōs rōscidās rōscida
Ablative rōscidō rōscidā rōscidō rōscidīs
Vocative rōscide rōscida rōscidum rōscidī rōscidae rōscida

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Galician: ruzo
    • Portuguese: ruço
    • Spanish: rucio
  • Borrowings:

References
  • “roscidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “roscidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • roscidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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