adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
aurōsus
aurōsus (feminine aurōsa, neuter aurōsum)
Classical[au̯ˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈrɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf the color of gold, like gold, golden.
- adjectiveBearing, producing or containing gold, gold-bearing, full of gold.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurōsus | aurōsa | aurōsum |
| genitive | aurōsī | aurōsae | aurōsī |
| dative | aurōsō | aurōsae | aurōsō |
| accusative | aurōsum | aurōsam | aurōsum |
| ablative | aurōsō | aurōsā | aurōsō |
| vocative | aurōse | aurōsa | aurōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurōsī | aurōsae | aurōsa |
| genitive | aurōsōrum | aurōsārum | aurōsōrum |
| dative | aurōsīs | aurōsīs | aurōsīs |
| accusative | aurōsōs | aurōsās | aurōsa |
| ablative | aurōsīs | aurōsīs | aurōsīs |
| vocative | aurōsī | aurōsae | aurōsa |
aurōsus, a, um, adj. aurum,
I. of the color of gold, like gold (post-class.):
pulvis, Pall. 1, 5, 1: harena, Lampr. Elag. 31 fin.: color, Veg. Art. Vet. 3, 17, 1.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin aurōsus From aurum (“gold”) + -ōsus.