unctuosus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Late and Medieval Latin. From ūnctum (ointment; rich banquet; rich savoury dish) +‎ -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ūnctuōsus (feminine ūnctuōsa, neuter ūnctuōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. oily, greasy, unctuous

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūnctuōsus ūnctuōsa ūnctuōsum ūnctuōsī ūnctuōsae ūnctuōsa
Genitive ūnctuōsī ūnctuōsae ūnctuōsī ūnctuōsōrum ūnctuōsārum ūnctuōsōrum
Dative ūnctuōsō ūnctuōsō ūnctuōsīs
Accusative ūnctuōsum ūnctuōsam ūnctuōsum ūnctuōsōs ūnctuōsās ūnctuōsa
Ablative ūnctuōsō ūnctuōsā ūnctuōsō ūnctuōsīs
Vocative ūnctuōse ūnctuōsa ūnctuōsum ūnctuōsī ūnctuōsae ūnctuōsa

Descendants

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  • Aromanian: umtos
  • Catalan: untuós
  • English: unctuous
  • French: onctueux
  • Italian: untuoso
  • Middle French: ointeux
  • Portuguese: untuoso
  • Romanian: untos
  • Spanish: untuoso

References

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  • unctuosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • unctuosus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016