herbaceus

Latin

Etymology

From herba (“grass, vegetation”) +‎ -āceus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /herˈbaː.ke.us/, [hɛrˈbäːkeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /erˈba.t͡ʃe.us/, [erˈbäːt͡ʃeus]

Adjective

herbāceus (feminine herbācea, neuter herbāceum); first/second-declension adjective

1. grassy
2. grass-colored

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	herbāceus	herbācea	herbāceum		herbāceī	herbāceae	herbācea
Genitive	herbāceī	herbāceae	herbāceī		herbāceōrum	herbāceārum	herbāceōrum
Dative	herbāceō		herbāceō		herbāceīs
Accusative	herbāceum	herbāceam	herbāceum		herbāceōs	herbāceās	herbācea
Ablative	herbāceō	herbāceā	herbāceō		herbāceīs
Vocative	herbācee	herbācea	herbāceum		herbāceī	herbāceae	herbācea

Related terms

• herba
• herbāns
• herbāria
• herbārium
• herbārius
• herbāticus

Descendants

• Catalan: herbaci
• English: herbaceous
• French: herbacé
• Galician: herbáceo
• Italian: erbaceo
• Portuguese: herbáceo
• Romanian: erbaceu
• Spanish: herbáceo

References

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