LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

auricomus

auricomus (feminine auricoma, neuter auricomum)
Classical[au̯ˈrɪ.kɔ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈriː.ko.mus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewith golden hair, golden-haired
  2. adjectivepoeticwith golden foliage

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeauricomusauricomaauricomum
genitiveauricomīauricomaeauricomī
dativeauricomōauricomaeauricomō
accusativeauricomumauricomamauricomum
ablativeauricomōauricomāauricomō
vocativeauricomeauricomaauricomum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeauricomīauricomaeauricoma
genitiveauricomōrumauricomārumauricomōrum
dativeauricomīsauricomīsauricomīs
accusativeauricomōsauricomāsauricoma
ablativeauricomīsauricomīsauricomīs
vocativeauricomīauricomaeauricoma

aurĭcŏmus, a, um, adj. aurum-coma,
I. with golden hair: sol, Val. Fl. 4, 92: Batavus, Sil. 3, 608.—Hence, poet., with golden foliage: fetus (arboris), Verg. A. 6, 141.

Origins

From aurum (“gold”) + coma (“hair of the head”).

Descendants
  • Englishauricomous
  • Portugueseaurícomo

In English words that came into English from auricomus

  • auricomousauricomus

Quick answers

What does auricomus mean in Latin?
auricomus, a adjective, means “with golden hair, golden-haired; with golden foliage”.
How do you pronounce auricomus?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈrɪ.kɔ.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈriː.ko.mus].