LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

adamantēus

adamantēus (feminine adamantēa, neuter adamantēum)
Classical[a.da.manˈteː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.da.manˈtɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveas hard as steel, adamantine

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeadamantēusadamantēaadamantēum
genitiveadamantēīadamantēaeadamantēī
dativeadamantēōadamantēaeadamantēō
accusativeadamantēumadamantēamadamantēum
ablativeadamantēōadamantēāadamantēō
vocativeadamantēeadamantēaadamantēum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeadamantēīadamantēaeadamantēa
genitiveadamantēōrumadamantēārumadamantēōrum
dativeadamantēīsadamantēīsadamantēīs
accusativeadamantēōsadamantēāsadamantēa
ablativeadamantēīsadamantēīsadamantēīs
vocativeadamantēīadamantēaeadamantēa

ădămantēus, a, um, adj. adamas,
I. of hard steel, iron, etc., or hard as these: catenae, adamantine, Manil. 1, 921: nares (taurorum), Ov. M. 7, 104.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greek ἀ-(a-)?
  5. Latinadamantēus

Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-der. Ancient Greek δαμνάω (damnáō)? Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas)der. Latin adamās Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -ēus Latin adamantēus From adamās + -ēus.

Quick answers

What does adamantēus mean in Latin?
adamantēus, a adjective, means “as hard as steel, adamantine”.
How do you pronounce adamantēus?
In classical Latin, [a.da.manˈteː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.da.manˈtɛː.us].
Where does adamantēus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Hellenic *ə- → Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)? → Latin adamantēus.