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unctuosus

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Latin

Etymology

From ūnctum (ointment; rich banquet; rich savoury dish) + -(u)ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly’ forming adjectives from nouns), with the ending taken from adjectives such as virtuōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ūnctuōsus (feminine ūnctuōsa, neuter ūnctuōsum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)

  1. oily, greasy, unctuous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Aromanian: umtos
  • Catalan: untuós
  • English: unctuous
  • French: onctueux
  • Italian: untuoso
  • Middle French: ointeux
  • Portuguese: untuoso
  • Romanian: untos
  • Spanish: untuoso

References

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