annosus
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [anˈnoː.sʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [anˈnɔː.s̬us]
Adjective
annōsus (feminine annōsa, neuter annōsum); first/second-declension adjective
- 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.)
- Behold an old woman, full of years, sitting among girls.
- ecce anus in mediīs residēns annōsa puellīs
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | annōsus | annōsa | annōsum | annōsī | annōsae | annōsa | |
| genitive | annōsī | annōsae | annōsī | annōsōrum | annōsārum | annōsōrum | |
| dative | annōsō | annōsae | annōsō | annōsīs | |||
| accusative | annōsum | annōsam | annōsum | annōsōs | annōsās | annōsa | |
| ablative | annōsō | annōsā | annōsō | annōsīs | |||
| vocative | annōse | annōsa | annōsum | annōsī | annōsae | annōsa | |
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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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016