annosus

Latin

Etymology

From annus (“year”) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /anˈnoː.sus/, [änˈnoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈno.sus/, [änˈnɔːs̬us]

Adjective

annōsus (feminine annōsa, neuter annōsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. full of years, old, aged
   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.571:

     ecce anus in mediīs residēns annōsa puellīs

     Behold an old woman, full of years, sitting among girls.
     (A year is an annus; an elderly woman an anus; and here Ovid's rhythmic word-play doubly describes her as being elderly indeed: anus annōsa – an old woman ‘‘long-lived’’ or ‘‘full of years.’’ The position of the word annōsa next to puellīs – that is to say, girls who are ‘‘few of years’’ – emphasizes their contrasting ages and appearance.)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	annōsus	annōsa	annōsum		annōsī	annōsae	annōsa
Genitive	annōsī	annōsae	annōsī		annōsōrum	annōsārum	annōsōrum
Dative	annōsō		annōsō		annōsīs
Accusative	annōsum	annōsam	annōsum		annōsōs	annōsās	annōsa
Ablative	annōsō	annōsā	annōsō		annōsīs
Vocative	annōse	annōsa	annōsum		annōsī	annōsae	annōsa

Derived terms

• annōsitās

Related terms

• anniculus
• annifer
• anniversārius
• annō
• annōna
• annuālis
• annus
• annuus

Descendants

• Italian: annoso
• Portuguese: anoso
• Romanian: moș
• Spanish: añoso

References

• “annosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “annosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• annosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• annosus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016