adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cupreus
cupreus (feminine cuprea, neuter cupreum)
Classical[ˈkʊ.pre.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.pre.us]
Meaning
- Late Latinadjectiverelationalcopper; copper-coloured
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cupreus | cuprea | cupreum |
| genitive | cupreī | cupreae | cupreī |
| dative | cupreō | cupreae | cupreō |
| accusative | cupreum | cupream | cupreum |
| ablative | cupreō | cupreā | cupreō |
| vocative | cupree | cuprea | cupreum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cupreī | cupreae | cuprea |
| genitive | cupreōrum | cupreārum | cupreōrum |
| dative | cupreīs | cupreīs | cupreīs |
| accusative | cupreōs | cupreās | cuprea |
| ablative | cupreīs | cupreīs | cupreīs |
| vocative | cupreī | cupreae | cuprea |
cū^prĕus (cȳ^pr-), a, um, adj. cuprum,
I. of copper, copper-: bidentes, Pall. Jul. 5: acus, Treb. Claud. 14 (for Plin. 23, 3, 37, § 74, v. Cyprius, s. v. Cyprus).
Origins
From cuprum (“copper”) + -eus.
Borrowings
- Englishcupreous
- Italiancupreo
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchcuivrefrom Old French coivre
- Franco-Provençalcouevro
- Bourguignoncueuvrefrom Old French coivre
- Bourguignoncuvrefrom Old French coivre
- Champenoiscuevrefrom Old French coivre
- Bretonkouevrfrom Old French coivre
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Occitancoire
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmontesechivre
In English words that came into English from cupreus
- cupreouscupreus