noun · neutersecond declension
aurum
aurum n (genitive aurī)
Classical[ˈau̯.rũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaːu̯.rum]
№ 303 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- neutergold (as mineral or metal)
Cui pharetrā ex aurō, crīnēs nōdantur in aurum, aurea purpuream subnectit fībula vestem. [Dido appears,] with her gold quiver, her tresses knotted into a gold [clasp], [and] a gold buckle fastens her purple gown. (See also: aurea. Cf. 4.134: Dido’s horse likewise is ornamented “aurō”.)
29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.138-139 - neutergold (colour)
- neuterany object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring
- neuterlustre
- neutera Golden Age
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
metallum flāvum pretiōsissimum; ex aurō ōrnāmenta fīunt.aurum -ī n — in Mille Verba, ch. Vestis et Ōrnāmenta
metallum flāvum pretiōsumaurum -ī (n) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 1
metallum flāvum pretiōsissimumaurum -ī (n) — in Metamorphoses I, †
gold
aurum -ī — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 1, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 23, 26 and Seneca, ch. II
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurum | ōra ☉ra |
| genitive | aurī ōrī, ☉rī | aurōrum ōrōrum, ☉rōrum |
| dative | aurō ōrō, ☉rō | ōrīs ☉rīs |
| accusative | aurum ☉rum | ōra ☉ra |
| ablative | aurō ōrō, ☉rō | ōrīs ☉rīs |
| vocative | aurum ☉rum | ōra ☉ra |
aurum (Sab. ausum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 9 Müll.; vulg. Lat., ōrum, ib. p. 183; cf. Ital. and Span. oro and Fr. or), i, n. v. aes.
I. Gold; as a mineral, v. Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 66 sqq.:
auri venas invenire, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151: venas auri sequi, Lucr. 6, 808; Tac. G. 5: aurum igni perspicere, Cic. Fam. 9, 16: eruere terrā, Ov. Am. 3, 8, 53: auri fodina, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 78; Vulg. Gen. 2, 11; ib. 2 Par. 2, 7; ib. Matt. 2, 11; Naev. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 797: ex auro vestis, id. 2, 22 (ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 22, 20) et saep.— Provv.: montes auri polliceri, to promise mountains of gold, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 18: carius auro, more precious than gold, Cat. 107, 3 (cf.: κρεισσονα χρυσοῦ, Aesch. Choëph. 372; χρυσοῦ χρυσότερα, Sapph. Fr. 122. Ellis).— II. Meton.
A. Things made of gold, an ornament of gold, a golden vessel, utensil, etc.:
Nec domus argento fulget nec auro renidet, gold plate, Lucr. 2, 27. So, 1. A golden goblet:
et pleno se proluit auro, Verg. A. 1, 739: Regales epulae mensis et Bacchus in auro Ponitur, Ov. M. 6, 488: tibi non committitur aurum, Juv. 5, 39; 10, 27; Stat. Th. 5, 188; and in the hendiadys: pateris libamus et auro = pateris aureis, Verg. G. 2, 192.—2. A golden chain, buckle, clasp, necklace, jewelry:
Oneratas veste atque auro, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 43: Donec eum conjunx fatale poposcerit aurum, Ov. M. 9, 411; 14, 394.—3. A gold ring:
Ventilet aestivum digitis sudantibus aurum, Juv. 1, 28.—4. A golden bit:
fulvum mandunt sub dentibus aurum, Verg. A. 7, 279; 5, 817.— 5. The golden fleece:
auro Heros Aesonius potitur, Ov. M. 7, 155.—7. Esp. freq., gold as coined money:
si quis illam invenerit Aulam onustam auri, Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 4: De Caelio vide, quaeso, ne quae lacuna sit in auro, Cic. Att. 12, 6, 1: Aurum omnes victā jam pietate colunt, Prop. 4, 12, 48 sq.: quid non mortalia pectora cogis Auri sacra fames? Verg. A. 3, 56; cf. Plin. 37, 1, 3, § 6; so Hor. C. 2, 16, 8; 2, 18, 36; 3, 16, 9; id. S. 2, 2, 25; 2, 3, 109; 2, 3, 142; id. Ep. 2, 2, 179; Vulg. Matt. 10, 9; ib. Act. 3, 6 et saep.—B. The color or lustre of gold, the gleam or brightness of gold, Ov. M. 9, 689:
anguis cristis praesignis et auro (hendiadys, for cristis aureis), id. ib. 3, 32: saevo cum nox accenditur auro, Val. Fl. 5, 369 (i. e. mala portendente splendore, Wagn.); so, fulgor auri, of the face, Cat. 64, 100, ubi v. Ellis.—C. The Golden Age:
redeant in aurum Tempora priscum, Hor. C. 4, 2, 39: subiit argentea proles, Auro deterior, Ov. M. 1, 115; 15, 260.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aurum ī, n
AVS-, gold: auri pondus: auri venae: carior auro, more precious than, Ct. — Prov.: montīs auri polliceri, T. — The color of gold, golden lustre, brightness: spicae nitidum, O.: anguis cristis praesignis et auro, O.—The Golden Age: redeant in aurum tempora priscum, H.: argentea proles, Auro deterior, O. — An ornament, implement, or vessel of gold: plenum, a golden goblet, V.: ancillae oneratae auro, golden jewellery, T.: fatale, necklace, O.: aestivum, a light ring for summer, Iu.: fulvum mandunt sub dentibus aurum, a golden bit, V.: auro potiri, the golden fleece, O.— Coined gold, money: auri indigere: Auri sacra fames, V.: otium non venale auro, H. — A gilded yoke, V.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éws-o-m (or less likely *h₂é-h₂us-om) (“gold”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”). Cognate with Lithuanian áuksas, Old Lithuanian ausas, Old Prussian ausis, Tocharian A wäs, Tocharian B yasā.
Gallo-Romance
- Occitanaur
- Catalanorfrom Old Catalan or
- Frenchorfrom Old French or
- Englishorfrom Old French or
- Franco-Provençalor
- Franco-Provençaleu
- Franco-Provençaleur
- Franco-Provençalouâ
- Haitian Creolelòfrom Old French or
- Mauritian Creolelorfrom Old French or
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianoro
- Sardinianorofrom Italian oro
- Sardinianorufrom Italian oro
- Corsicanoru
- Dalmatianjaur
- Istriotuoro
- Esperantoorofrom Italian oro
- Neapolitanoro
- Sicilianoru
- Sicilianàuru
Later
- Englishaurum
- Italianauro
- Italianauro-
- Interlinguaauro
- Malayaurum
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseourofrom Old Galician-Portuguese ouro
- Spanishorofrom Old Spanish oro
- Aragoneseoro
- Falaoirufrom Old Galician-Portuguese ouro
- Galicianourofrom Old Galician-Portuguese ouro
- Asturianoru
- Extremaduranoru
- Leoneseouru
- Leoneseoru
- Mirandeseouro
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianaur
- Aromanianavru
- Istro-Romanianaur
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianaur
- Ladinor
- Romanshaur
- Romanshor
- Romanshôr
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianòr
- Emilianôr
- Ligurianöo
- Lombardòr
- Piedmonteseòr
- Romagnolor
Early
- Albanianar
- Old Irishór
- Proto-Brythonic*awr