LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

corneus1

corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf horn.
  2. adjectiveHard as horn, horny.
  3. adjectiveOf the color of horn.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

ex cornū factus
corneus -a -um — in Aeneis, ch. 16

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorneuscorneacorneum
genitivecorneīcorneaecorneī
dativecorneōcorneaecorneō
accusativecorneumcorneamcorneum
ablativecorneōcorneācorneō
vocativecorneecorneacorneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorneīcorneaecornea
genitivecorneōrumcorneārumcorneōrum
dativecorneīscorneīscorneīs
accusativecorneōscorneāscornea
ablativecorneīscorneīscorneīs
vocativecorneīcorneaecornea

cornĕus, a, um, adj. cornu.
I. Of horn, horny, horn- (rare but class.): corneo proceroque rostro (ibes), * Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101: ora, Ov. M. 8, 545: arcus, id. ib. 1, 697: pyxis, Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 142: laterna, Mart. 14, 61: crater, id. 12, 32, 12: ungula (equi), Luc. 6, 83; cf. solum, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 4: porta Somni, Verg. A. 6, 894; cf. Stat. S. 5, 3, 288.—
II. Hard as horn, horny (very rare): corpora piscatorum, Plin. 31, 9, 45, § 102; 7, 19, 18, § 80.—
B. Trop.: fibra, hard-heartedness, insensibility, Pers. 1, 47; cf. corda, Sid. Ep. 4, 1.—
III. Of the color of korn (post-Aug.): cereum aut corneum, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 89: color, id. 36, 8, 12, § 61; Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 894.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kornū Latin cornū Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin corneus From cornū (“horn”) + -eus (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalancorni
  • Italiancorneo
  • Italiancornea
  • Portuguesecórneo
  • Portuguesecórnea
  • Spanishcórneo
  • Spanishcórnea
  • Englishcornea
  • Galiciancórneo
  • Galiciancórnea
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
corneus2
corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or pertaining to the cornel or dogwood.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorneuscorneacorneum
genitivecorneīcorneaecorneī
dativecorneōcorneaecorneō
accusativecorneumcorneamcorneum
ablativecorneōcorneācorneō
vocativecorneecorneacorneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorneīcorneaecornea
genitivecorneōrumcorneārumcorneōrum
dativecorneīscorneīscorneīs
accusativecorneōscorneāscornea
ablativecorneīscorneīscorneīs
vocativecorneīcorneaecornea

cornĕus, a, um, adj. 1. cornus,
I. of or belonging to the cornel-tree or cornelwood: virgulta, Verg. A. 3, 22: clavi, Cato, R. R. 18, 9: hastilia, Verg. A. 5, 557: venabula, Ov. H. 4, 83.

Origins

From cornus (“cornel, dogwood”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiancornio
Borrowings
  • TranslingualCornus

Quick answers

What does corneus mean in Latin?
corneus, a adjective, means “Of horn.; Hard as horn, horny.; Of the color of horn.”.
Where does corneus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Latin corneus.