contentiosus

contentiosus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *ten-
Proto-Indo-European *tend-der.
Proto-Italic *tendō
Latin tendō
Latin contendō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin contentiō
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Latin -ōsus
Latin contentiōsus

    From contentiō + -ōsus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    contentiōsus (feminine contentiōsa, neuter contentiōsum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. contentious, disputatious
    2. headstrong, obstinate, pertinacious

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative contentiōsus contentiōsa contentiōsum contentiōsī contentiōsae contentiōsa
    genitive contentiōsī contentiōsae contentiōsī contentiōsōrum contentiōsārum contentiōsōrum
    dative contentiōsō contentiōsae contentiōsō contentiōsīs
    accusative contentiōsum contentiōsam contentiōsum contentiōsōs contentiōsās contentiōsa
    ablative contentiōsō contentiōsā contentiōsō contentiōsīs
    vocative contentiōse contentiōsa contentiōsum contentiōsī contentiōsae contentiōsa

    Descendants

    • Catalan: contenciós
    • English: contentious
    • French: contentieux
    • Italian: contenzioso
    • Portuguese: contencioso
    • Romanian: contențios
    • Spanish: contencioso

    References

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