cavernosus

Latin

Etymology

From caverna (“a hollow, cave, cavity”) +‎ -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cavernōsus (feminine cavernōsa, neuter cavernōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. full of hollows or cavities; cavernous

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative cavernōsus cavernōsa cavernōsum cavernōsī cavernōsae cavernōsa
genitive cavernōsī cavernōsae cavernōsī cavernōsōrum cavernōsārum cavernōsōrum
dative cavernōsō cavernōsae cavernōsō cavernōsīs
accusative cavernōsum cavernōsam cavernōsum cavernōsōs cavernōsās cavernōsa
ablative cavernōsō cavernōsā cavernōsō cavernōsīs
vocative cavernōse cavernōsa cavernōsum cavernōsī cavernōsae cavernōsa

Descendants

  • → Italian: cavernoso
  • → Old French: caverneux
  • → Portuguese: cavernoso
  • → Spanish: cavernoso

References

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