aureus
aurum (“gold”) + -eus (“-ous”, derivational suffix).
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈau̯.re.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaːu̯.re.us]
aureus (feminine aurea, neuter aureum); first/second-declension adjective
- Made of gold, golden; gilded
- Of the color of gold, gold-colored; shining or glittering like gold
- (figuratively) of physical and mental greatness or attraction: golden, beautiful, splendid, magnificent, excellent
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | aureus | aurea | aureum | aureī | aureae | aurea | |
| genitive | aureī | aureae | aureī | aureōrum | aureārum | aureōrum | |
| dative | aureō | aureae | aureō | aureīs | |||
| accusative | aureum | auream | aureum | aureōs | aureās | aurea | |
| ablative | aureō | aureā | aureō | aureīs | |||
| vocative | auree | aurea | aureum | aureī | aureae | aurea | |