leprosus

Latin

Etymology

From lepra (“leprosy”) +‎ -ōsus (“-ose”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

leprōsus (feminine leprōsa, neuter leprōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Late Latin) leprous, having leprosy or the appearance of leprosy
  2. (New Latin, botany) leprose, having a scaly appearance

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative leprōsus leprōsa leprōsum leprōsī leprōsae leprōsa
genitive leprōsī leprōsae leprōsī leprōsōrum leprōsārum leprōsōrum
dative leprōsō leprōsae leprōsō leprōsīs
accusative leprōsum leprōsam leprōsum leprōsōs leprōsās leprōsa
ablative leprōsō leprōsā leprōsō leprōsīs
vocative leprōse leprōsa leprōsum leprōsī leprōsae leprōsa

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: leprous, leprose
  • Italian: leproso
  • Spanish: leproso
  • → Translingual: Leprosa

References

  • “leprosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • leprosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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