mentiosus

Latin

Etymology

From menta (“mint”) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /men.tiˈoː.sus/, [mɛn̪t̪iˈoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /men.t͡siˈo.sus/, [ment̪͡s̪iˈɔːs̬us]

Adjective

mentiōsus (feminine mentiōsa, neuter mentiōsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. smelling strongly of mint

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mentiōsus	mentiōsa	mentiōsum		mentiōsī	mentiōsae	mentiōsa
genitive	mentiōsī	mentiōsae	mentiōsī		mentiōsōrum	mentiōsārum	mentiōsōrum
dative	mentiōsō	mentiōsae	mentiōsō		mentiōsīs
accusative	mentiōsum	mentiōsam	mentiōsum		mentiōsōs	mentiōsās	mentiōsa
ablative	mentiōsō	mentiōsā	mentiōsō		mentiōsīs
vocative	mentiōse	mentiōsa	mentiōsum		mentiōsī	mentiōsae	mentiōsa

References

• “mentiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• mentiosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.