"generosus" meaning in Latin

See generosus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ɡɛ.nɛˈroː.sʊs] [Classical-Latin], [d͡ʒe.neˈrɔː.s̬us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin generōsus From genus (“birth, origin”) + -ōsus. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|genus<t:birth, origin>|-ōsus|text=+|title=generōsus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin generōsus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*genos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "genus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ŏ̄dsos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₃édos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "smell", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃ed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_duplicate" : true, "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "ine-pro", "id" : "athematic", "pos" : "suffix" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ōssus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "generōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="generōsus"> From genus (“birth, origin”) + -ōsus. Head templates: {{la-adj|generōsus|adv=generōsē}} generōsus (feminine generōsa, neuter generōsum, adverb generōsē); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|generōsus}} Forms: generōsus [canonical], generōsa [feminine], generōsum [neuter], generōsē [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], generōsus [masculine, nominative, singular], generōsa [feminine, nominative, singular], generōsum [neuter, nominative, singular], generōsī [masculine, nominative, plural], generōsae [feminine, nominative, plural], generōsa [neuter, nominative, plural], generōsī [genitive, masculine, singular], generōsae [feminine, genitive, singular], generōsī [genitive, neuter, singular], generōsōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], generōsārum [feminine, genitive, plural], generōsōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], generōsō [dative, masculine, singular], generōsae [dative, feminine, singular], generōsō [dative, neuter, singular], generōsīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], generōsum [accusative, masculine, singular], generōsam [accusative, feminine, singular], generōsum [accusative, neuter, singular], generōsōs [accusative, masculine, plural], generōsās [accusative, feminine, plural], generōsa [accusative, neuter, plural], generōsō [ablative, masculine, singular], generōsā [ablative, feminine, singular], generōsō [ablative, neuter, singular], generōsīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], generōse [masculine, singular, vocative], generōsa [feminine, singular, vocative], generōsum [neuter, singular, vocative], generōsī [masculine, plural, vocative], generōsae [feminine, plural, vocative], generōsa [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. well-born, well-bred, noble Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
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  2. superior, excellent Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-generosus-la-adj-~JqikktV
  3. (figuratively) generous, magnanimous Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively
    Sense id: en-generosus-la-adj-9m-3OSSJ
  4. (figuratively) dignified, honorable Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively
    Sense id: en-generosus-la-adj-g0ycOQAJ Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -osus Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -osus: 30 6 6 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: generātor, generō, generōsē, generōsitās
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʒe.neˈrɔː.s̬us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "generosus"
}

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