adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
caudeus
caudeus (feminine caudea, neuter caudeum)
Classical[ˈkau̯.de.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaːu̯.de.us]
Meaning
- adjectivewooden, made of planks or logs
- adjectivemade from rushes or from some tail-formed plant
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caudeus | caudea | caudeum |
| genitive | caudeī | caudeae | caudeī |
| dative | caudeō | caudeae | caudeō |
| accusative | caudeum | caudeam | caudeum |
| ablative | caudeō | caudeā | caudeō |
| vocative | caudee | caudea | caudeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caudeī | caudeae | caudea |
| genitive | caudeōrum | caudeārum | caudeōrum |
| dative | caudeīs | caudeīs | caudeīs |
| accusative | caudeōs | caudeās | caudea |
| ablative | caudeīs | caudeīs | caudeīs |
| vocative | caudeī | caudeae | caudea |
caudĕus, a, um, adj. instead of caudĭcĕus, from caudex,
I. of wood, wooden:
cistella, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 65; access. form caudĕcus, a, um: caudecae cistellae ex junco, Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 Müll.Origins
Used by Plautus to describe the material a box or chest is made of, which suggests derivation from caudex (“tree trunk, block of wood”), but the form suggests derivation from cauda (“tail”) + -eus (“-en, -y”). Compare also cōdēta, used to refer to a place where some type of plant grew. All of these words in caud-/cōd- are probably derived from a common root which can be reconstructed as Proto-Indo-European *keh₂u-d- (“cleaved, separate”), from *keh₂w-.