generosus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom genus (“birth, origin”) -ōsus.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡe.neˈroː.sus/, [ɡɛnɛˈroːs̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.neˈro.sus/, [d͡ʒeneˈrɔːs̬us]
Adjective
editgenerōsus (feminine generōsa, neuter generōsum, adverb generōsē); first/second-declension adjective
- well-born, well-bred, noble
- Source: Strauss, Emmanuel (1998) Dictionary of European Proverbs, Routledge, →ISBN, page 340
- Generosus equus non curat canem latrantem.
- "A well-bred horse does not attend to a barking dog."
- Generosus equus non curat canem latrantem.
- Source: Strauss, Emmanuel (1998) Dictionary of European Proverbs, Routledge, →ISBN, page 340
- superior, excellent
- (figuratively) generous, magnanimous
- (figuratively) dignified, honorable
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | generōsus | generōsa | generōsum | generōsī | generōsae | generōsa | |
genitive | generōsī | generōsae | generōsī | generōsōrum | generōsārum | generōsōrum | |
dative | generōsō | generōsae | generōsō | generōsīs | |||
accusative | generōsum | generōsam | generōsum | generōsōs | generōsās | generōsa | |
ablative | generōsō | generōsā | generōsō | generōsīs | |||
vocative | generōse | generōsa | generōsum | generōsī | generōsae | generōsa |
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “generosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “generosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- generosus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- generosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)