LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

erythraeus1

erythraeus (feminine erythraea, neuter erythraeum)
Classical[ɛ.ryˈtʰrae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.riˈtrɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivereddish

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeerythraeuserythraeaerythraeum
genitiveerythraeīerythraeaeerythraeī
dativeerythraeōerythraeaeerythraeō
accusativeerythraeumerythraeamerythraeum
ablativeerythraeōerythraeāerythraeō
vocativeerythraeeerythraeaerythraeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeerythraeīerythraeaeerythraea
genitiveerythraeōrumerythraeārumerythraeōrum
dativeerythraeīserythraeīserythraeīs
accusativeerythraeōserythraeāserythraea
ablativeerythraeīserythraeīserythraeīs
vocativeerythraeīerythraeaeerythraea

ĕrythraeus, a, um, adj., = ἐρυθραῖος,
I. reddish: aries, Col. 7, 2 fin.; 7, 3, 2; cf. Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 191.—
II. As an adj. prop., v. Erythrae, II. B., and Erythras, II.

Origins

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐρυθραῖος (eruthraîos). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

Descendants
  • EnglishErythraean
  • Frenchérythréen
  • Germanerythräisch
  • Italianeritreo
  • Frenchérythréefrom Middle French erythree
noun · masculinesecond declension
Erythraeus2
Erythraeus m sg (genitive Erythraeī)

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularErythraean (native or inhabitant of Erythrae, Beotia)
  2. masculinesingularErythraean (native or inhabitant of Erythrae, Ionia)

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos).

Descendants
  • Italianeritreo
  • FrenchÉrythréenfrom Middle French Erythreen
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Erythraeus3
Erythraeus (feminine Erythraea, neuter Erythraeum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveErythraean (of, from or relating to Erythrae, Beotia)
  2. adjectiveErythraean (of, from or relating to Erythrae, Ionia)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeErythraeusErythraeaErythraeum
genitiveErythraeīErythraeaeErythraeī
dativeErythraeōErythraeaeErythraeō
accusativeErythraeumErythraeamErythraeum
ablativeErythraeōErythraeāErythraeō
vocativeErythraeeErythraeaErythraeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeErythraeīErythraeaeErythraea
genitiveErythraeōrumErythraeārumErythraeōrum
dativeErythraeīsErythraeīsErythraeīs
accusativeErythraeōsErythraeāsErythraea
ablativeErythraeīsErythraeīsErythraeīs
vocativeErythraeīErythraeaeErythraea

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos).

Descendants
  • Italianeritreo

Quick answers

What does erythraeus mean in Latin?
erythraeus, a adjective, means “reddish”.
How do you pronounce erythraeus?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.ryˈtʰrae̯.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.riˈtrɛː.us].