adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
herbāceus
herbāceus (feminine herbācea, neuter herbāceum)
Classical[hɛrˈbaː.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[erˈbaː.t͡ʃe.us]
Meaning
- adjectivegrassy
- adjectivegrass-colored
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herbāceus | herbācea | herbāceum |
| genitive | herbāceī | herbāceae | herbāceī |
| dative | herbāceō | herbāceae | herbāceō |
| accusative | herbāceum | herbāceam | herbāceum |
| ablative | herbāceō | herbāceā | herbāceō |
| vocative | herbācee | herbācea | herbāceum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herbāceī | herbāceae | herbācea |
| genitive | herbāceōrum | herbāceārum | herbāceōrum |
| dative | herbāceīs | herbāceīs | herbāceīs |
| accusative | herbāceōs | herbāceās | herbācea |
| ablative | herbāceīs | herbāceīs | herbāceīs |
| vocative | herbāceī | herbāceae | herbācea |
herbācĕus, a, um, adj. herba,
I. grassy, grass-colored, grass-green, Plin. 19, 6, 33, § 110; cf.:
folia herbacei coloris, id. 20, 13, 51, § 134: flos, id. 21, 19, 75, § 128 (opp. albus), id. 26, 8, 35, § 55: oleum, id. 23, 4, 49, § 95: chrysocolla, id. 33, 5, 27, § 90.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ? Latin herba Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceus Latin herbāceus From herba (“grass, vegetation”) + -āceus.
Descendants
- Catalanherbaci
- Englishherbaceous
- Frenchherbacé
- Italianerbaceo
- Portugueseherbáceo
- Romanianerbaceu
- Spanishherbáceo
- Galicianherbáceo
In English words that came into English from herbāceus
- herbaceousherbāceus