LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

corneolus

corneolus (feminine corneola, neuter corneolum)
Classical[kɔrˈne.ɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[korˈnɛː.o.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveLike or composed of horn, horny.
  2. adjectivefigurativelyHard, firm.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorneoluscorneolacorneolum
genitivecorneolīcorneolaecorneolī
dativecorneolōcorneolaecorneolō
accusativecorneolumcorneolamcorneolum
ablativecorneolōcorneolācorneolō
vocativecorneolecorneolacorneolum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorneolīcorneolaecorneola
genitivecorneolōrumcorneolārumcorneolōrum
dativecorneolīscorneolīscorneolīs
accusativecorneolōscorneolāscorneola
ablativecorneolīscorneolīscorneolīs
vocativecorneolīcorneolaecorneola

cornĕŏlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [1. corneus].
I. Horny, of horn (very rare): introitus (auris), * Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 146.—*
II. Transf., hard, firm, Petr. 43, 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Latincorneolus

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kornū Latin cornū Latin -eus Latin corneus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus Latin corneolus From corneus (“horny”) + -olus (diminutive suffix).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiancorniolo
  • Italiancorniola
  • Venetancrognoło
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancorniol
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancuargnul

In English words that came into English from corneolus

  • corneulecorneola

Quick answers

What does corneolus mean in Latin?
corneolus, a adjective, means “Like or composed of horn, horny.; Hard, firm.”.
How do you pronounce corneolus?
In classical Latin, [kɔrˈne.ɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [korˈnɛː.o.lus].
Where does corneolus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Latin corneolus.