aurea
Italian edit
Adjective edit
aurea
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From ōreae (“mouth-pieces”), hypercorrected and/or influenced by auris (“ear”), from ōs (“mouth”) + -eus, see there for further etymology. Cf. aureā̆x and aurīga.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.re.a/, [ˈäu̯reä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.re.a/, [ˈäːu̯reä]
Noun edit
aurea f (genitive aureae); first declension
Usage notes edit
In antiquity, this variant is attested only in Paulus' epitome of Sextus Pompeius Festus; the singular use is Medieval.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aurea | aureae |
Genitive | aureae | aureārum |
Dative | aureae | aureīs |
Accusative | auream | aureās |
Ablative | aureā | aureīs |
Vocative | aurea | aureae |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “aurea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aurea 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)
- aurea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
aurea
- inflection of aureus:
Adjective edit
aureā
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
aurea