LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cēreolus

cēreolus (feminine cēreola, neuter cēreolum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof the colour of wax
  2. adjectivebroadlysmall candle
  3. adjectivebroadlyplum

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecēreoluscēreolacēreolum
genitivecēreolīcēreolaecēreolī
dativecēreolōcēreolaecēreolō
accusativecēreolumcēreolamcēreolum
ablativecēreolōcēreolācēreolō
vocativecēreolecēreolacēreolum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecēreolīcēreolaecēreola
genitivecēreolōrumcēreolārumcēreolōrum
dativecēreolīscēreolīscēreolīs
accusativecēreolōscēreolāscēreola
ablativecēreolīscēreolīscēreolīs
vocativecēreolīcēreolaecēreola

cērĕŏlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [cereus], of the color of wax: pruna, Col. 10, 404 (in Plin. 15, 13, 12, § 41, called cerina).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus Latin cēreolus From cēreus (“of wax, waxen”) + -olus (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Spanishciruela
  • Spanishciruelo
  • Italianciriola
  • Asturianciruela
  • Galiciancirola
  • Galiciancerolho
  • Galiciancerulho
  • Galicianzurulho

Quick answers

What does cēreolus mean in Latin?
cēreolus, a adjective, means “of the colour of wax; small candle; plum”.