terreus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from terr(a) (“ground, soil”) +‎ -eus (“-ous”, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

terreus (feminine terrea, neuter terreum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. made of earth or soil; earthy
    Synonym: terrōsus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative terreus terrea terreum terreī terreae terrea
genitive terreī terreae terreī terreōrum terreārum terreōrum
dative terreō terreae terreō terreīs
accusative terreum terream terreum terreōs terreās terrea
ablative terreō terreā terreō terreīs
vocative terree terrea terreum terreī terreae terrea

Descendants

  • → Catalan: terri
  • → English: terreous
  • → Italian: terreo
  • → Portuguese: térreo
  • → Spanish: térreo

References

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