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dolorosus.

painful; full of sorrow, sorrowful

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[dɔ.ɫoːˈroː.sʊs]Classical-Latin[do.loˈrɔː.s̬us]
  1. painful; full of sorrow, sorrowful

    Late-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *doleō Latin doleō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin dolor Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin dolōrōsus From dolor (“pain”) + -ōsus.

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