tomentosus

Latin

Etymology

From tōmentum +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [toː.mɛnˈtoː.sʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t̪o.men̪ˈt̪ɔː.s̬us]

Adjective

tōmentōsus (feminine tōmentōsa, neuter tōmentōsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) having a mass of rough hairs

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tōmentōsus	tōmentōsa	tōmentōsum		tōmentōsī	tōmentōsae	tōmentōsa
genitive	tōmentōsī	tōmentōsae	tōmentōsī		tōmentōsōrum	tōmentōsārum	tōmentōsōrum
dative	tōmentōsō	tōmentōsae	tōmentōsō		tōmentōsīs
accusative	tōmentōsum	tōmentōsam	tōmentōsum		tōmentōsōs	tōmentōsās	tōmentōsa
ablative	tōmentōsō	tōmentōsā	tōmentōsō		tōmentōsīs
vocative	tōmentōse	tōmentōsa	tōmentōsum		tōmentōsī	tōmentōsae	tōmentōsa

Related terms

• tōmentum

References

• tomentosus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016