terreus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from terr(a) (“ground, soil”) +‎ -eus (“-ous”, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈter.re.us/, [ˈt̪ɛrːeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.re.us/, [ˈt̪ɛrːeus]

Adjective

terreus (feminine terrea, neuter terreum); first/second-declension adjective

1. made of earth or soil; earthy

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	terreus	terrea	terreum		terreī	terreae	terrea
Genitive	terreī	terreae	terreī		terreōrum	terreārum	terreōrum
Dative	terreō		terreō		terreīs
Accusative	terreum	terream	terreum		terreōs	terreās	terrea
Ablative	terreō	terreā	terreō		terreīs
Vocative	terree	terrea	terreum		terreī	terreae	terrea

Descendants

• → Catalan: terri
• → English: terreous
• → Italian: terreo
• → Portuguese: térreo
• → Spanish: térreo

References

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