Latin

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Etymology

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From fungus +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fungōsus (feminine fungōsa, neuter fungōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. spongy, fungous

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

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  • English: fungous
  • French: fongueux
  • Italian: fungoso
  • Portuguese: fungoso
  • Spanish: hongoso

References

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  • fungosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fungosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.