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vinosior

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Latin

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Adjective

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vīnōsior (comparative, neuter vīnōsius); third declension

  1. comparative degree of vīnōsus
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 3.765–766:
      cūr ānus hoc faciat, quaeris? vīnōsior aetās
      haec est et gravidae mūnera vītis amat
      Why [is it that] an old woman does this, you ask? This stage of life is more fond of wine, and loves the gifts of the pregnant vine.
      (Sacerdos Liberi were elderly priestesses who offered cakes with honey during the ancient Roman festival of Liberalia honoring Pater Liber, also known as Bacchus or the Greek Dionysus.)
  2. more vinous

Declension

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Third-declension comparative adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative vīnōsior vīnōsius vīnōsiōrēs vīnōsiōra
genitive vīnōsiōris vīnōsiōrum
dative vīnōsiōrī vīnōsiōribus
accusative vīnōsiōrem vīnōsius vīnōsiōrēs
vīnōsiōrīs
vīnōsiōra
ablative vīnōsiōre
vīnōsiōrī
vīnōsiōribus
vocative vīnōsior vīnōsius vīnōsiōrēs vīnōsiōra