LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

errōneus

errōneus (feminine errōnea, neuter errōneum)
Classical[ɛrˈroː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[erˈrɔː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewandering, straying, vagrant
  2. adjectivewrong, erroneous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeerrōneuserrōneaerrōneum
genitiveerrōneīerrōneaeerrōneī
dativeerrōneōerrōneaeerrōneō
accusativeerrōneumerrōneamerrōneum
ablativeerrōneōerrōneāerrōneō
vocativeerrōneeerrōneaerrōneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeerrōneīerrōneaeerrōnea
genitiveerrōneōrumerrōneārumerrōneōrum
dativeerrōneīserrōneīserrōneīs
accusativeerrōneōserrōneāserrōnea
ablativeerrōneīserrōneīserrōneīs
vocativeerrōneīerrōneaeerrōnea

errōnĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. wandering about, straying: vagus atque erroneus, Sen. Ben. 6, 11, 2: canes, Col. 7, 12, 5: erroneus, ἀλήτης, πλάνος, Gloss. Labb.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin errōneus From errō (“wanderer, vagabond”) + -eus.

Descendants
  • Catalanerroni
  • Catalanrònec
  • Englisherroneousfrom Middle French erroneux
  • Frencherronéfrom Middle French errone
  • Romanianeronatfrom Middle French errone
  • Italianerroneo
  • Portugueseerróneo
  • Portugueseerrôneo
  • Spanisherróneo
  • Galicianerróneo

Quick answers

What does errōneus mean in Latin?
errōneus, a adjective, means “wandering, straying, vagrant; wrong, erroneous”.
How do you pronounce errōneus?
In classical Latin, [ɛrˈroː.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [erˈrɔː.ne.us].