adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
marmoreus
marmoreus (feminine marmorea, neuter marmoreum)
Classical[marˈmɔ.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[marˈmɔː.re.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof, pertaining to, made or consisting of marble
- adjectiveresembling marble, marblelike
- adjectiveadorned with statues
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | marmoreus | marmorea | marmoreum |
| genitive | marmoreī | marmoreae | marmoreī |
| dative | marmoreō | marmoreae | marmoreō |
| accusative | marmoreum | marmoream | marmoreum |
| ablative | marmoreō | marmoreā | marmoreō |
| vocative | marmoree | marmorea | marmoreum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | marmoreī | marmoreae | marmorea |
| genitive | marmoreōrum | marmoreārum | marmoreōrum |
| dative | marmoreīs | marmoreīs | marmoreīs |
| accusative | marmoreōs | marmoreās | marmorea |
| ablative | marmoreīs | marmoreīs | marmoreīs |
| vocative | marmoreī | marmoreae | marmorea |
marmŏrĕus, a, um, adj. marmor,
I. made or consisting of marble, marble-.
I. Lit. (class.):
signum aëneum, marmoreum, eburneum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1: tecta, id. Par. 1, 3, 13: solum, a floor, id. ib. 6, 3, 49: facere aliquem marmoreum, to make of marble, i. e. as a marble statue, Verg. E. 7, 35: ponere aliquem marmoreum, Hor. C. 4, 1, 20: colossus, Juv. 8, 230: villa, id. 4, 112.—II. Transf.
A. Of or pertaining to marble, marble- (very rare):
ars, Vitr. 4, 1.—B. Resembling marble (in whiteness or smoothness), marble-like, marble- (mostly poet.): pectus, Lucil. ap. Non. 391, 26:
cervix, Verg. G. 4, 523: pollex, Ov. M. 13, 746: palmae, id. ib. 3, 481: pedes, id. Am. 2, 11, 15: manus, Mart. 8, 56, 14: candor, marblewhiteness, Lucr. 2, 765: color, i. e. whiteness, id. 2, 775: Paros (from its famous marble quarries), Ov. M. 7, 465: gelu, id. F. 4. 918: aequor, Verg. A. 6, 729.—C. Adorned with statues:
Lucanus in hortis marmoreis, Juv. 7, 80.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
marmoreus adj.
, μαρμάρεος, made of marble, marble-: signum: solum, floor: te marmoreum fecimus, thy statue, V.: te Ponet marmoream, H.—Resembling marble, marble-like, marble-: cervix, white as marble, V.: pollex, O.: palmae, O.: aequor, V.—Abounding in marble: Paros, O.— Adorned with statues: horti, Iu.
Origins
Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros)bor. Latin marmor Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin marmoreus From marmor + -eus.
Descendants
- Catalanmarmori
- Italianmarmoreo
- Englishmarmoreal
- Frenchmarmoréen
- Spanishmarmóreo
In English words that came into English from marmoreus
- marmorealmarmoreus
- marmoreanmarmoreus