subterreus

Latin

Etymology

sub- (“under”) +‎ terra (“land”) +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /subˈter.re.us/, [s̠ʊpˈt̪ɛrːeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /subˈter.re.us/, [subˈt̪ɛrːeus]

Adjective

subterreus (feminine subterrea, neuter subterreum); first/second-declension adjective

1. underground, subterranean

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	subterreus	subterrea	subterreum		subterreī	subterreae	subterrea
Genitive	subterreī	subterreae	subterreī		subterreōrum	subterreārum	subterreōrum
Dative	subterreō		subterreō		subterreīs
Accusative	subterreum	subterream	subterreum		subterreōs	subterreās	subterrea
Ablative	subterreō	subterreā	subterreō		subterreīs
Vocative	subterree	subterrea	subterreum		subterreī	subterreae	subterrea

Synonyms

• subterraneus

References

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