adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
eugenēus
eugenēus (feminine eugenēa, neuter eugenēum)
Classical[ɛu̯.ɡɛˈneː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[eu̯.d͡ʒeˈnɛː.us]
Meaning
- adjectivenoble (of noble birth)
- adjectivegenerous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eugenēus | eugenēa eugenīa | eugenēum eugenīum |
| genitive | eugenēī eugenīī | eugenēae eugenīae | eugenēī eugenīī |
| dative | eugenēō eugenīō | eugenēae eugenīae | eugenēō eugenīō |
| accusative | eugenēum eugenīum | eugenēam eugenīam | eugenēum eugenīum |
| ablative | eugenēō eugenīō | eugenēā eugenīā | eugenēō eugenīō |
| vocative | eugenēe eugenīe | eugenēa eugenīa | eugenēum eugenīum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eugenēī eugenīī | eugenēae eugenīae | eugenēa eugenīa |
| genitive | eugenēōrum eugenīōrum | eugenēārum eugenīārum | eugenēōrum eugenīōrum |
| dative | eugenēīs eugenīīs | eugenēīs eugenīīs | eugenēīs eugenīīs |
| accusative | eugenēōs eugenīōs | eugenēās eugenīās | eugenēa eugenīa |
| ablative | eugenēīs eugenīīs | eugenēīs eugenīīs | eugenēīs eugenīīs |
| vocative | eugenēī eugenīī | eugenēae eugenīae | eugenēa eugenīa |
eugĕnēus or -īus, a, um, adj., = εὐγενής,
I. well-born, i. e. noble, generous; applied to wine of good quality:
(vinum), Cato R. R. 6, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 25: (uvae), Col. 3, 2, 16.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐγενής (eugenḗs, “well-born, thoroughbred”).