eous

See also: -eous

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἠῷος (ēōîos), ἑῷος (heōîos, of the east; of the morning), derived from ἠώς (ēṓs, dawn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ē̆ōus (feminine ē̆ōa, neuter ē̆ōum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Classical Latin) of the east
  2. (Late Latin) of the dawn
  3. (Late Latin) of the morning

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ē̆ōus ē̆ōa ē̆ōum ē̆ōī ē̆ōae ē̆ōa
genitive ē̆ōī ē̆ōae ē̆ōī ē̆ōōrum ē̆ōārum ē̆ōōrum
dative ē̆ōō ē̆ōae ē̆ōō ē̆ōīs
accusative ē̆ōum ē̆ōam ē̆ōum ē̆ōōs ē̆ōās ē̆ōa
ablative ē̆ōō ē̆ōā ē̆ōō ē̆ōīs
vocative ē̆ōe ē̆ōa ē̆ōum ē̆ōī ē̆ōae ē̆ōa

Descendants

  • English: Eoan
  • Italian: eoo
  • Portuguese: eoo

Noun

ē̆ōus m sg (genitive ē̆ōī); second declension (Late Latin)

  1. the rising sun
  2. the dawn

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.