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zelosus

zelosus

Latin

Adjective

zelōsus m ‎(feminine zelōsa, neuter zelōsum); first/second declension

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
nominative	zelōsus	zelōsa	zelōsum		zelōsī	zelōsae	zelōsa
genitive	zelōsī	zelōsae	zelōsī		zelōsōrum	zelōsārum	zelōsōrum
dative	zelōsō	zelōsae	zelōsō		zelōsīs
accusative	zelōsum	zelōsam	zelōsum		zelōsōs	zelōsās	zelōsa
ablative	zelōsō	zelōsā	zelōsō		zelōsīs
vocative	zelōse	zelōsa	zelōsum		zelōsī	zelōsae	zelōsa

Descendants

English: zealous, jealous
French: jaloux
Italian: geloso
Portuguese: ciumento
Spanish: celoso

References

ZELOSUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “zelosus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
zelosus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016