Latin edit

Etymology edit

saxum +‎ -eus

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

saxeus (feminine saxea, neuter saxeum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. rocky, stony

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative saxeus saxea saxeum saxeī saxeae saxea
Genitive saxeī saxeae saxeī saxeōrum saxeārum saxeōrum
Dative saxeō saxeō saxeīs
Accusative saxeum saxeam saxeum saxeōs saxeās saxea
Ablative saxeō saxeā saxeō saxeīs
Vocative saxee saxea saxeum saxeī saxeae saxea

Descendants edit

  • Portuguese: sáxeo (borrowing)

References edit

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