adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
flōreus
flōreus (feminine flōrea, neuter flōreum, comparative magis flōreus, superlative maximē flōreus)
Meaning
- adjectivemade of flowers
- adjectiveflowery
- adjectiveshining, beautiful
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | flōreus | flōrea | flōreum |
| genitive | flōreī | flōreae | flōreī |
| dative | flōreō | flōreae | flōreō |
| accusative | flōreum | flōream | flōreum |
| ablative | flōreō | flōreā | flōreō |
| vocative | flōree | flōrea | flōreum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | flōreī | flōreae | flōrea |
| genitive | flōreōrum | flōreārum | flōreōrum |
| dative | flōreīs | flōreīs | flōreīs |
| accusative | flōreōs | flōreās | flōrea |
| ablative | flōreīs | flōreīs | flōreīs |
| vocative | flōreī | flōreae | flōrea |
flōrĕus, a, um, adj. flos,
I. of flowers, made of flowers (poet.).
I. Lit.:
corona, a wreath of flowers, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 68.— Plur., Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 15: serta, Tib. 1, 1, 12 (22 M.); 1, 2, 14.—II. Transf., shining, beautiful: crines, Pac. and Att. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 12, 605: lanugo, Att. ib. (al. flora).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
flōreus adj.
flos, of flowers, flowery : serta, Tb.: rura, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰléh₃s
- Proto-Italic*flōs
- Latinflōreus
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin flōreus From flōs + -eus.
Descendants
- Italianfloreo
- Italianflorio
- Frenchfloréal