ferreus
Latin
editEtymology
editferrum (“iron”) + -eus (adjective-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɛr.re.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛr.re.us]
Adjective
editferreus (feminine ferrea, neuter ferreum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | ferreus | ferrea | ferreum | ferreī | ferreae | ferrea | |
genitive | ferreī | ferreae | ferreī | ferreōrum | ferreārum | ferreōrum | |
dative | ferreō | ferreae | ferreō | ferreīs | |||
accusative | ferreum | ferream | ferreum | ferreōs | ferreās | ferrea | |
ablative | ferreō | ferreā | ferreō | ferreīs | |||
vocative | ferree | ferrea | ferreum | ferreī | ferreae | ferrea |
Synonyms
edit- (made of iron): chalybēïus
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “ferreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ferreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ferreus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to throw grappling irons on board; to board: copulas, manus ferreas (in navem) inicere
- to throw grappling irons on board; to board: copulas, manus ferreas (in navem) inicere