corneus

Latin

Etymology 1

From cornū (“horn”) +‎ -eus (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of horn.
  2. Hard as horn, horny.
  3. Of the color of horn.
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative corneus cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
genitive corneī corneae corneī corneōrum corneārum corneōrum
dative corneō corneae corneō corneīs
accusative corneum corneam corneum corneōs corneās cornea
ablative corneō corneā corneō corneīs
vocative cornee cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Catalan: corni
  • ⇒ English: cornea
  • → Galician: córneo, ⇒ córnea
  • → Italian: corneo, ⇒ cornea
  • → Portuguese: córneo, ⇒ córnea
  • → Spanish: córneo, ⇒ córnea

Etymology 2

From cornus (“cornel, dogwood”).

Adjective

corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the cornel or dogwood.
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative corneus cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
genitive corneī corneae corneī corneōrum corneārum corneōrum
dative corneō corneae corneō corneīs
accusative corneum corneam corneum corneōs corneās cornea
ablative corneō corneā corneō corneīs
vocative cornee cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Borrowings:

References

  • “corneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “corneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • corneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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