cupreus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • cypreus

Etymology

From cuprum (“copper”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cupreus (feminine cuprea, neuter cupreum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) copper; copper-coloured

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative cupreus cuprea cupreum cupreī cupreae cuprea
genitive cupreī cupreae cupreī cupreōrum cupreārum cupreōrum
dative cupreō cupreae cupreō cupreīs
accusative cupreum cupream cupreum cupreōs cupreās cuprea
ablative cupreō cupreā cupreō cupreīs
vocative cupree cuprea cupreum cupreī cupreae cuprea

References

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