hamosus

hamosus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin hāmus
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Latin -ōsus
Latin hāmōsus

    From hāmus (“hook”) + -ōsus (-ous).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    hāmōsus (feminine hāmōsa, neuter hāmōsum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. hooklike, hooky
      • 1761, Nicolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Insecta musei Graecensis, page 11:
        LIBELLULA. Os maxillosum: maxillis pluribus. Antennæ thorace breviores. Alæ extensæ. Cauda particulis hamoso soliaceis.
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    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative hāmōsus hāmōsa hāmōsum hāmōsī hāmōsae hāmōsa
    genitive hāmōsī hāmōsae hāmōsī hāmōsōrum hāmōsārum hāmōsōrum
    dative hāmōsō hāmōsae hāmōsō hāmōsīs
    accusative hāmōsum hāmōsam hāmōsum hāmōsōs hāmōsās hāmōsa
    ablative hāmōsō hāmōsā hāmōsō hāmōsīs
    vocative hāmōse hāmōsa hāmōsum hāmōsī hāmōsae hāmōsa

    Descendants

    • → English: hamose, hamous
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