LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

farreus

farreus (feminine farrea, neuter farreum)
Classical[ˈfar.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfar.re.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemade with emmer (or other forms of wheat); farinaceous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefarreusfarreafarreum
genitivefarreīfarreaefarreī
dativefarreōfarreaefarreō
accusativefarreumfarreamfarreum
ablativefarreōfarreāfarreō
vocativefarreefarreafarreum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefarreīfarreaefarrea
genitivefarreōrumfarreārumfarreōrum
dativefarreīsfarreīsfarreīs
accusativefarreōsfarreāsfarrea
ablativefarreīsfarreīsfarreīs
vocativefarreīfarreaefarrea

farrĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. made of spelt, or in gen. of corn or grain: far. vel triticeus panis, Col. 7, 12, 10: spicum, an ear of corn, Paul. ex Fest. p. 280, 9 Müll.—
II. Subst.: farrĕum, i, n. (sc. libum), a speltcake, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*fars
  2. Latinfarreus

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin farreus From far + -eus.

Borrowings
  • Italianfarreo
  • Portuguesefárreo
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesefarro
  • Galicianfarro

Quick answers

What does farreus mean in Latin?
farreus, a adjective, means “made with emmer (or other forms of wheat); farinaceous”.
How do you pronounce farreus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfar.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfar.re.us].
Where does farreus come from?
Proto-Italic *fars → Latin farreus.