LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aereus

aereus (feminine aerea, neuter aereum)
Classical[ˈae̯.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.re.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalcopper, bronze
  2. adjectivemade of bronze or copper, furnished with bronze or copper

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaereusaereaaereum
genitiveaereīaereaeaereī
dativeaereōaereaeaereō
accusativeaereumaereamaereum
ablativeaereōaereāaereō
vocativeaereeaereaaereum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaereīaereaeaerea
genitiveaereōrumaereārumaereōrum
dativeaereīsaereīsaereīs
accusativeaereōsaereāsaerea
ablativeaereīsaereīsaereīs
vocativeaereīaereaeaerea

aerĕus (trisyl.), a, um, adj. aes.
I. Made of copper: cornua, Verg. A. 7, 615: clavus, Plin. 16, 10, 20, § 51: tabulae, Suet. Vesp. 8: vasa, Vulg. 2 Reg. 8, 10.—
II. Furnished or covered with copper or bronze: clipeus, Verg. A. 12, 541; so (with copper) Vulg. 1 Reg. 17, 6: puppis, Verg. A. 5, 198 (cf.: aeratae naves, Hor. C. 2, 16, 21).— aerĕus, i, m. (sc. nummus), a bronze coin: aereos signatos constituere, Vitr. 3, 1.— aerĕum, i, n., a copper color, Plin. 8, 52, 78, § 212.
āĕrĕus, a, um, v. aërius.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyos
  3. Proto-Italic*ajos
  4. Proto-Italic*aos
  5. Latinaereus

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin aereus From aes, aeris + -eus.

Descendants
  • Italianereo
  • Portugueseéreo

Quick answers

What does aereus mean in Latin?
aereus, a adjective, means “copper, bronze; made of bronze or copper, furnished with bronze or copper”.
How do you pronounce aereus?
In classical Latin, [ˈae̯.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.re.us].
Where does aereus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos → Proto-Italic *ajos → Proto-Italic *aos → Latin aereus.