frontosus

Latin

Etymology

From frons (“forehead”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /fronˈtoː.sus/, [frɔnˈtoː.sʊs]

Adjective

frontōsus (feminine frontōsa, neuter frontōsum); first/second declension

  1. (of Janus) having multiple foreheads
  2. (figuratively) shameless, bold, foreward

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative frontōsus frontōsa frontōsum frontōsī frontōsae frontōsa
genitive frontōsī frontōsae frontōsī frontōsōrum frontōsārum frontōsōrum
dative frontōsō frontōsō frontōsīs
accusative frontōsum frontōsam frontōsum frontōsōs frontōsās frontōsa
ablative frontōsō frontōsā frontōsō frontōsīs
vocative frontōse frontōsa frontōsum frontōsī frontōsae frontōsa

References

  • frontosus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • frontosus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • frontosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • frontosus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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