myrteus

Latin

Alternative forms

• murteus

Etymology

myrtus (“myrtle”) +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmyr.te.us/, [ˈmʏrt̪eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmir.te.us/, [ˈmirt̪eus]

Adjective

myrteus (feminine myrtea, neuter myrteum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of myrtles, (relational) myrtle
2. myrtle-colored, chestnut brown

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	myrteus	myrtea	myrteum		myrteī	myrteae	myrtea
Genitive	myrteī	myrteae	myrteī		myrteōrum	myrteārum	myrteōrum
Dative	myrteō		myrteō		myrteīs
Accusative	myrteum	myrteam	myrteum		myrteōs	myrteās	myrtea
Ablative	myrteō	myrteā	myrteō		myrteīs
Vocative	myrtee	myrtea	myrteum		myrteī	myrteae	myrtea

References

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