LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aurōreus

aurōreus (feminine aurōrea, neuter aurōreum)
Classical[au̯ˈroː.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈrɔː.re.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationaldawn
  2. adjectiveEastern, Oriental

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaurōreusaurōreaaurōreum
genitiveaurōreīaurōreaeaurōreī
dativeaurōreōaurōreaeaurōreō
accusativeaurōreumaurōreamaurōreum
ablativeaurōreōaurōreāaurōreō
vocativeaurōreeaurōreaaurōreum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaurōreīaurōreaeaurōrea
genitiveaurōreōrumaurōreārumaurōreōrum
dativeaurōreīsaurōreīsaurōreīs
accusativeaurōreōsaurōreāsaurōrea
ablativeaurōreīsaurōreīsaurōreīs
vocativeaurōreīaurōreaeaurōrea

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin aurōreus From aurōra + -eus.

Descendants
  • Englishaurorean

In English words that came into English from aurōreus

  • auroreanaurōreus

Quick answers

What does aurōreus mean in Latin?
aurōreus, a adjective, means “dawn; Eastern, Oriental”.
How do you pronounce aurōreus?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈroː.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈrɔː.re.us].