What does coriāceus mean in Latin?

coriāceus, a adjective, means “leather; leathery; coriaceous”.

How do you pronounce coriāceus?

In classical Latin, [kɔ.riˈaː.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.riˈaː.t͡ʃe.us].

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kóros? → Proto-Indo-European *(s)koryóm → Proto-Italic *korjom → Latin coriāceus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

coriāceus (feminine coriācea, neuter coriāceum)

Classical[kɔ.riˈaː.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ko.riˈaː.t͡ʃe.us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	coriāceus	coriācea	coriāceum
genitive	coriāceī	coriāceae	coriāceī
dative	coriāceō	coriāceae	coriāceō
accusative	coriāceum	coriāceam	coriāceum
ablative	coriāceō	coriāceā	coriāceō
vocative	coriācee	coriācea	coriāceum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	coriāceī	coriāceae	coriācea
genitive	coriāceōrum	coriāceārum	coriāceōrum
dative	coriāceīs	coriāceīs	coriāceīs
accusative	coriāceōs	coriāceās	coriācea
ablative	coriāceīs	coriāceīs	coriāceīs
vocative	coriāceī	coriāceae	coriācea

cŏrĭăcĕus, a, um, adj. corium,

I. of leather: naves, made of leather, Amm. 24, 3, 11.

Latin -āceus Latin coriāceus From corium (“leather”) + -āceus.

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