unctuosus

Latin

Etymology

From ūnctum (“ointment; rich banquet; rich savoury dish”) +‎ -(u)ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly’ forming adjectives from nouns), with the ending taken from adjectives such as virtuōsus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [uːŋk.tuˈoː.sʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [uŋk.tuˈɔː.s̬us]

Adjective

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

oily, greasy, unctuous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	ūnctuōsus	ūnctuōsa	ūnctuōsum	ūnctuōsī	ūnctuōsae	ūnctuōsa
genitive	ūnctuōsī	ūnctuōsae	ūnctuōsī	ūnctuōsōrum	ūnctuōsārum	ūnctuōsōrum
dative	ūnctuōsō	ūnctuōsae	ūnctuōsō	ūnctuōsīs
accusative	ūnctuōsum	ūnctuōsam	ūnctuōsum	ūnctuōsōs	ūnctuōsās	ūnctuōsa
ablative	ūnctuōsō	ūnctuōsā	ūnctuōsō	ūnctuōsīs
vocative	ūnctuōse	ūnctuōsa	ūnctuōsum	ūnctuōsī	ūnctuōsae	ūnctuōsa

Descendants

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

References

R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “unctuosus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
"unctuosus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
unctuosus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016