speciosus

Latin

Etymology

From speciēs (“appearance”) +‎ -osus (“-ose, -ous, forming adjectives”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /spe.kiˈoː.sus/, [spɛ.kɪˈoː.sʊs]

Adjective

speciōsus (feminine speciōsa, neuter speciōsum); first/second declension

  1. good-looking, handsome, beautiful
  2. splendid, brilliant
  3. showy, specious

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative speciōsus speciōsa speciōsum speciōsī speciōsae speciōsa
Genitive speciōsī speciōsae speciōsī speciōsōrum speciōsārum speciōsōrum
Dative speciōsō speciōsae speciōsō speciōsīs speciōsīs speciōsīs
Accusative speciōsum speciōsam speciōsum speciōsōs speciōsās speciōsa
Ablative speciōsō speciōsā speciōsō speciōsīs speciōsīs speciōsīs
Vocative speciōse speciōsa speciōsum speciōsī speciōsae speciōsa

Descendants

See also

References
  • speciosus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • speciosus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • speciosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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