Latin edit

Etymology edit

sambūcus (elder) +‎ -eus

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

sambūceus (feminine sambūcea, neuter sambūceum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) elder

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sambūceus sambūcea sambūceum sambūceī sambūceae sambūcea
Genitive sambūceī sambūceae sambūceī sambūceōrum sambūceārum sambūceōrum
Dative sambūceō sambūceō sambūceīs
Accusative sambūceum sambūceam sambūceum sambūceōs sambūceās sambūcea
Ablative sambūceō sambūceā sambūceō sambūceīs
Vocative sambūcee sambūcea sambūceum sambūceī sambūceae sambūcea

References edit

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