LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aureolus1

aureolus (feminine aureola, neuter aureolum)
Classical[au̯ˈre.ɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈrɛː.o.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveMade of gold, golden.
  2. adjectiveAdorned, covered or decorated with gold, gilded.
  3. adjectiveOf the color of gold, golden.
  4. adjectivefigurativelyGolden, beautiful, splendid, magnificent, excellent.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaureolusaureolaaureolum
genitiveaureolīaureolaeaureolī
dativeaureolōaureolaeaureolō
accusativeaureolumaureolamaureolum
ablativeaureolōaureolāaureolō
vocativeaureoleaureolaaureolum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaureolīaureolaeaureola
genitiveaureolōrumaureolārumaureolōrum
dativeaureolīsaureolīsaureolīs
accusativeaureolōsaureolāsaureola
ablativeaureolīsaureolīsaureolīs
vocativeaureolīaureolaeaureola

aurĕŏlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [aureus].
I. Lit.
A. Of gold, golden: anellus, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 34: ensiculus, id. Rud. 4, 4, 112: corona, Vulg. Exod. 25, 25; 30, 3; 37, 27: malum, Cat. 2, 12.—Hence, subst.: au-rĕŏlus, i, m. (sc. nummus), a gold coin, Mart. 5, 19; 12, 36.—
B. Covered or ornamented with gold, gilded: cinctus, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 553, 2: laquearia, Prud. περὶ στεφ. 9, 196.—
C. Gold-colored: collum, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; cf. color, Col. 9, 3, 2.—
II. Trop., golden, splendid, brilliant, beautiful: aureoli pedes, Cat. 61, 163: non magnus, verum aureolus et ad verbum ediscendus libellus, Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 135: oratiuncula, id. N. D. 3, 17, 43.

Origins

Diminutive from aureus (“golden; gilded”) + -olus, from aurum (“gold”).

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanoriol
  • Occitanauriòl
  • Englishoriolefrom Occitan auriòl
  • Frenchloriolfrom Occitan auriòl
  • Occitanauriòu
Borrowings
  • Englishaureolin
  • Catalanaurèola
  • Frenchauréolefrom Old French aureole
  • Englishaureolefrom Old French aureole
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianalior
Padanian
  • Piedmonteseorieul
Ibero-Romance
  • Galicianouriolo

In English words that came into English from aureolus

  • orioleaureolus
  • aureoleaureola
  • orieloriolum
  • aureolinaureolus
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Aureolus2
Aureolus m (genitive Aureolī)

Meaning

  1. masculinea male given name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAureolusAureolī
genitiveAureolīAureolōrum
dativeAureolōAureolīs
accusativeAureolumAureolōs
ablativeAureolōAureolīs
vocativeAureoleAureolī

Origins

Aureolus and Auriolus stem from the Latin adjective aureolus (“golden”).

Descendants
  • CatalanOriol
  • SpanishOriol

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAureolusAureolus. After the defeat and captivity of Valerian, the legions in the different provinces, while they agreed in scorning the feeble rule of Gallien…

Quick answers

What does aureolus mean in Latin?
aureolus, a adjective, means “Made of gold, golden.; Adorned, covered or decorated with gold, gilded.; Of the color of gold, golden.”.
How do you pronounce aureolus?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈre.ɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈrɛː.o.lus].
Which English words come from aureolus?
English words that go back to Latin aureolus include oriole, aureole, aureolin and oriel.