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gloriosus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From glōria (glory) +‎ -osus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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glōriōsus (feminine glōriōsa, neuter glōriōsum, comparative glōriōsior, superlative glōriōsissimus, adverb glōriōsē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. glorious, full of glory
    Synonym: lautus
  2. famous, renowned
  3. boasting, boastful, haughty, conceited, proud, eager for glory
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.25.14:
      Nūbēs, et ventu, et pluviae nōn sequentēs, vir glōriōsus et prōmissa nōn conplēns.
      • 1752) translation by Douay-Rheims, Challoner rev.
        As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfill his promises.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative glōriōsus glōriōsa glōriōsum glōriōsī glōriōsae glōriōsa
genitive glōriōsī glōriōsae glōriōsī glōriōsōrum glōriōsārum glōriōsōrum
dative glōriōsō glōriōsae glōriōsō glōriōsīs
accusative glōriōsum glōriōsam glōriōsum glōriōsōs glōriōsās glōriōsa
ablative glōriōsō glōriōsā glōriōsō glōriōsīs
vocative glōriōse glōriōsa glōriōsum glōriōsī glōriōsae glōriōsa
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Descendants

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References

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  • gloriosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gloriosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gloriosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)