aeneus

aeneus

English

Etymology

From the taxonomic name, from Latin aēneus (“bronze”).

Noun

aeneus

  1. A kind of freshwater catfish, the bronze corydoras (Corydoras aeneus).

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *aezneos
Latin aēneus

    Inherited from Proto-Italic *aezneos.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    aēneus (feminine aēnea, neuter aēneum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. (relational) copper, bronze
      Synonym: aereus
    2. made of copper, made of bronze
    3. brazen

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative aēneus aēnea aēneum aēneī aēneae aēnea
    genitive aēneī aēneae aēneī aēneōrum aēneārum aēneōrum
    dative aēneō aēneae aēneō aēneīs
    accusative aēneum aēneam aēneum aēneōs aēneās aēnea
    ablative aēneō aēneā aēneō aēneīs
    vocative aēnee aēnea aēneum aēneī aēneae aēnea

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: aeneous
    • Italian: eneo
    • Portuguese: éneo
    • Spanish: éneo

    References

    • “aeneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “aeneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "aeneus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “aeneus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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