adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
citreus
citreus (feminine citrea, neuter citreum)
Classical[ˈkɪ.tre.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.tre.us]
Meaning
- adjectivecitrus
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | citreus | citrea | citreum |
| genitive | citreī | citreae | citreī |
| dative | citreō | citreae | citreō |
| accusative | citreum | citream | citreum |
| ablative | citreō | citreā | citreō |
| vocative | citree | citrea | citreum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | citreī | citreae | citrea |
| genitive | citreōrum | citreārum | citreōrum |
| dative | citreīs | citreīs | citreīs |
| accusative | citreōs | citreās | citrea |
| ablative | citreīs | citreīs | citreīs |
| vocative | citreī | citreae | citrea |
cī^trĕus, a. um, adj. id..
I. Of or pertaining to the citrus-tree: mālus, the citrustree, Opp. ap. Macr. S. 2, 15: malum, citrusapple, Cloat. ib.: mensa, of citrus-wood (which was much prized by the ancients), Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37:
sub trabe citreā, Hor. C. 4, 1, 20 Zumpt; Petr. 119, 29; Mart. 14, 89: lecti, Pers. 1, 53: oleum, Plin. 23, 4, 45, § 88.—B. Subst.: cĭtrĕa, ae, f., = ci-trus, Plin. 16, 26, 44, § 107.—
II. Pertaining to the citron-tree; only subst. cĭtrĕ-um, i, n., the citron, Plin. 23, 6, 56, § 105; Pall. Mart. 10, 15.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
citreus adj.
citrus, of the citrus-tree, of citrus-wood: mensa: sub trabe, H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin citreus From citrus + -eus.
In English words that came into English from citreus
- citreouscitreus