LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cocceus

cocceus (feminine coccea, neuter cocceum)
Classical[ˈkɔk.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔt.t͡ʃe.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivescarlet, scarlet-dyed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecocceuscocceacocceum
genitivecocceīcocceaecocceī
dativecocceōcocceaecocceō
accusativecocceumcocceamcocceum
ablativecocceōcocceācocceō
vocativecocceecocceacocceum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecocceīcocceaecoccea
genitivecocceōrumcocceārumcocceōrum
dativecocceīscocceīscocceīs
accusativecocceōscocceāscoccea
ablativecocceīscocceīscocceīs
vocativecocceīcocceaecoccea

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin cocceus From coccum + -eus.

Quick answers

What does cocceus mean in Latin?
cocceus, a adjective, means “scarlet, scarlet-dyed”.
How do you pronounce cocceus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔk.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔt.t͡ʃe.us].