unctuosus

Latin

Etymology

Late and Medieval Latin. From ūnctum (“ointment; rich banquet; rich savoury dish”) +‎ -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /uːnk.tuˈoː.sus/, [uːŋkt̪uˈoːs̠ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /unk.tuˈo.sus/, [uŋkt̪uˈɔːs̬us]

Adjective

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

oily, greasy, unctuous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	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

unctuosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
unctuosus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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