adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cinereus
cinereus (feminine cinerea, neuter cinereum)
Classical[kɪˈnɛ.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈnɛː.re.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveashen, like ashes
- adjectiveash-colored, gray
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cinereus | cinerea | cinereum |
| genitive | cinereī | cinereae | cinereī |
| dative | cinereō | cinereae | cinereō |
| accusative | cinereum | cineream | cinereum |
| ablative | cinereō | cinereā | cinereō |
| vocative | cineree | cinerea | cinereum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cinereī | cinereae | cinerea |
| genitive | cinereōrum | cinereārum | cinereōrum |
| dative | cinereīs | cinereīs | cinereīs |
| accusative | cinereōs | cinereās | cinerea |
| ablative | cinereīs | cinereīs | cinereīs |
| vocative | cinereī | cinereae | cinerea |
cĭnĕrĕus, a, um, adj. cinis,
I. similar to ashes, ash-colored:
color, Col. 2, 2, 16; Scrib. 23; Plin. 37, 10, 68, § 183 sq.: terra, id. 35, 16, 54, § 192 uva, id. 14, 3, 4, § 42.—Hence, subst.: cĭnĕrĕum, ĕi, n., a kind of salve, Scrib. Comp. 37; cf.: collyrium spodiacum a quibusdam cinereum dicitur, id. ib. 24 init.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *ken-der. Proto-Italic *kenisder. Latin cinis Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin cinereus From cinis (“ashes”) + -eus.
Descendants
- Catalancineri
- Englishcinereous
- Italiancinereo
- Portuguesecinéreo
- Spanishcinéreo
In English words that came into English from cinereus
- cinereouscinereus
- cinereacinereus