salebrosus

Latin

Etymology

From salebra (rut (in a road); roughness, ruggedness) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

salebrōsus (feminine salebrōsa, neuter salebrōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. rough, rugged, uneven

Usage notes

Chiefly in figurative use, referring to a speaker's or writer's style.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative salebrōsus salebrōsa salebrōsum salebrōsī salebrōsae salebrōsa
genitive salebrōsī salebrōsae salebrōsī salebrōsōrum salebrōsārum salebrōsōrum
dative salebrōsō salebrōsae salebrōsō salebrōsīs
accusative salebrōsum salebrōsam salebrōsum salebrōsōs salebrōsās salebrōsa
ablative salebrōsō salebrōsā salebrōsō salebrōsīs
vocative salebrōse salebrōsa salebrōsum salebrōsī salebrōsae salebrōsa

References

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