aeneus

English

Etymology

From the taxonomic name, from Latin aēneus (“bronze”).

Noun

aeneus

  1. A kind of freshwater catfish, the bronze corydoras (Corydoras aeneus).

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *aesneos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

aēneus (feminine aēnea, neuter aēneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) copper, bronze
  2. made of copper, made of bronze
  3. brazen

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative aēneus aēnea aēneum aēneī aēneae aēnea
genitive aēneī aēneae aēneī aēneōrum aēneārum aēneōrum
dative aēneō aēneae aēneō aēneīs
accusative aēneum aēneam aēneum aēneōs aēneās aēnea
ablative aēneō aēneā aēneō aēneīs
vocative aēnee aēnea aēneum aēneī aēneae aēnea

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: aeneous
  • Italian: eneo
  • Portuguese: éneo
  • Spanish: éneo

References

  • “aeneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “aeneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "aeneus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • aeneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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