LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

carneus

carneus (feminine carnea, neuter carneum)
Classical[ˈkar.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkar.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivecarnal (of the body, rather than the spirit)
  2. adjectiveflesh-colored

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarneuscarneacarneum
genitivecarneīcarneaecarneī
dativecarneōcarneaecarneō
accusativecarneumcarneamcarneum
ablativecarneōcarneācarneō
vocativecarneecarneacarneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarneīcarneaecarnea
genitivecarneōrumcarneārumcarneōrum
dativecarneīscarneīscarneīs
accusativecarneōscarneāscarnea
ablativecarneīscarneīscarneīs
vocativecarneīcarneaecarnea

carnĕus, a, um, adj. 2. caro,
I. of flesh (post-class.).
I. Prop.: tunica, Aug. Serm. 344: membra, Maximian. Gall. 1, 85.—
II. Trop., carnal (opp. spiritalis): lex, Prud. Apoth. 370.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker(H)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kér(H)ō
  3. Proto-Italic*karō
  4. Latincarneus

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin carneus From carō (“flesh”) + -eus.

Descendants
  • Catalancarni
  • Italiancarneo

In English words that came into English from carneus

  • carneouscarneus
  • carneolcarneolus

Quick answers

What does carneus mean in Latin?
carneus, a adjective, means “carnal (of the body, rather than the spirit); flesh-colored”.
How do you pronounce carneus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkar.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkar.ne.us].
Where does carneus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker(H)- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kér(H)ō → Proto-Italic *karō → Latin carneus.