Latin

Adjective

studiōsus m ‎(feminine studiōsa, neuter studiōsum); first/second declension

1. eager, zealous, assiduous
2. anxious
3. studious

Usage notes

• Takes the genitive case.

Inflection

First/second declension.

References

• studiosus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• studiosus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• STUDIOSUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “studiosus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to look favourably upon; to support: studiosum esse alicuius
    
  • truthful; veracious: veritatis amans, diligens, studiosus
    
  • learned, scientific, literary men: homines litterarum studiosi
    
  • to strive to attain virtue: virtutem sequi, virtutis studiosum esse
    
  • to have an inclination for a thing: studere alicui rei, studiosum esse alicuius rei
    
  • to be a friend of the aristocracy: nobilitatis fautorem, studiosum esse
    
  • to be a strong partisan: partium studiosum esse
    
  • to be a follower of some one: alicuius studiosum esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to take great pains in order to..: studiose (diligenter, enixe, sedulo, maxime) dare operam, ut...
    
• studiosus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016