caenosus

Latin

Etymology

caenum (“dirt, filth”) +‎ -ōsus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kae̯ˈnoː.sus/, [käe̯ˈnoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈno.sus/, [t͡ʃeˈnɔːs̬us]

Adjective

caenōsus (feminine caenōsa, neuter caenōsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. muddy, foul

   caenōsus gurges ― the foul whirlpool (an epithet for the Styx)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	caenōsus	caenōsa	caenōsum		caenōsī	caenōsae	caenōsa
Genitive	caenōsī	caenōsae	caenōsī		caenōsōrum	caenōsārum	caenōsōrum
Dative	caenōsō		caenōsō		caenōsīs
Accusative	caenōsum	caenōsam	caenōsum		caenōsōs	caenōsās	caenōsa
Ablative	caenōsō	caenōsā	caenōsō		caenōsīs
Vocative	caenōse	caenōsa	caenōsum		caenōsī	caenōsae	caenōsa

References

• “caenosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “caenosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers