cereolus

Latin

Etymology

From cēreus (“of wax, waxen”) +‎ -olus (diminutive suffix).

Adjective

cēreolus (feminine cēreola, neuter cēreolum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of the colour of wax
  2. (by extension) small candle
  3. (by extension) plum

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative cēreolus cēreola cēreolum cēreolī cēreolae cēreola
genitive cēreolī cēreolae cēreolī cēreolōrum cēreolārum cēreolōrum
dative cēreolō cēreolae cēreolō cēreolīs
accusative cēreolum cēreolam cēreolum cēreolōs cēreolās cēreola
ablative cēreolō cēreolā cēreolō cēreolīs
vocative cēreole cēreola cēreolum cēreolī cēreolae cēreola

Derived terms

  • (prūna) cēreola ("wax-colored plum")

Descendants

  • Asturian: ciruela
  • Galician: cirola, cerolho, cerulho, zurulho
  • Spanish: ciruela, ciruelo
  • Italian: ciriola

References

  • “cereolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cereolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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