cariosus

Latin

Etymology

From cariēs +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka.riˈoː.sus/, [käriˈoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.riˈo.sus/, [käriˈɔːs̬us]

Adjective

cariōsus (feminine cariōsa, neuter cariōsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. rotten, decayed, carious
2. crumbly, friable
3. withered

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cariōsus	cariōsa	cariōsum		cariōsī	cariōsae	cariōsa
Genitive	cariōsī	cariōsae	cariōsī		cariōsōrum	cariōsārum	cariōsōrum
Dative	cariōsō		cariōsō		cariōsīs
Accusative	cariōsum	cariōsam	cariōsum		cariōsōs	cariōsās	cariōsa
Ablative	cariōsō	cariōsā	cariōsō		cariōsīs
Vocative	cariōse	cariōsa	cariōsum		cariōsī	cariōsae	cariōsa

References

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