taxeus

Latin

Etymology

From taxus (“yew tree”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtak.se.us/, [ˈt̪äks̠eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtak.se.us/, [ˈt̪äkseus]

Adjective

taxeus (feminine taxea, neuter taxeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of the yew tree.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	taxeus	taxea	taxeum		taxeī	taxeae	taxea
Genitive	taxeī	taxeae	taxeī		taxeōrum	taxeārum	taxeōrum
Dative	taxeō		taxeō		taxeīs
Accusative	taxeum	taxeam	taxeum		taxeōs	taxeās	taxea
Ablative	taxeō	taxeā	taxeō		taxeīs
Vocative	taxee	taxea	taxeum		taxeī	taxeae	taxea

Synonyms

• (of the yew tree): taxicus

Related terms

• taxicus
• taxus

References

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