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corneus

Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

From cornū (“horn”) +‎ -eus (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective edit

corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of horn.
  2. Hard as horn, horny.
  3. Of the color of horn.
Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative corneus cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
Genitive corneī corneae corneī corneōrum corneārum corneōrum
Dative corneō corneō corneīs
Accusative corneum corneam corneum corneōs corneās cornea
Ablative corneō corneā corneō corneīs
Vocative cornee cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
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Descendants edit
  • Catalan: corni
  • English: cornea
  • Galician: córneo
  • Italian: corneo
  • Portuguese: córneo
  • Spanish: córneo

Etymology 2 edit

From cornus (“cornel, dogwood”).

Adjective edit

corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the cornel or dogwood.
Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative corneus cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
Genitive corneī corneae corneī corneōrum corneārum corneōrum
Dative corneō corneō corneīs
Accusative corneum corneam corneum corneōs corneās cornea
Ablative corneō corneā corneō corneīs
Vocative cornee cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
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References edit

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