adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
myrteus
myrteus (feminine myrtea, neuter myrteum)
Classical[ˈmyr.te.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmir.te.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof myrtles, (relational) myrtle
- adjectivemyrtle-colored, chestnut brown
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | myrteus | myrtea | myrteum |
| genitive | myrteī | myrteae | myrteī |
| dative | myrteō | myrteae | myrteō |
| accusative | myrteum | myrteam | myrteum |
| ablative | myrteō | myrteā | myrteō |
| vocative | myrtee | myrtea | myrteum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | myrteī | myrteae | myrtea |
| genitive | myrteōrum | myrteārum | myrteōrum |
| dative | myrteīs | myrteīs | myrteīs |
| accusative | myrteōs | myrteās | myrtea |
| ablative | myrteīs | myrteīs | myrteīs |
| vocative | myrteī | myrteae | myrtea |
myrtĕus (murtĕus), a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to myrtles, myrtle-.
I. Lit.:
myrtea silva, Verg. A. 6, 443: corona, Val. Max. 3, 6, 5; cf.: myrtea corona (Papirius) usus est, quod Sardos in campis Myrteis superāsset, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll.: oleum, Plin. 23, 4, 45, § 88.—Also, absol.: myr-tĕum, i, n., myrtle-oil, Cels. 2, 33: vinum, Plin. 26, 11, 74, § 121.—II. Transf.
A. Furnished or adorned with myrtle:
coma, Tib. 3, 4, 28.—B. Myrtle-colored, chestnutbrown:
gausapila, Petr. 21.—C. Olea murtea, a kind of olive-tree, Col. 5, 8, 4.—
D. Subst.: Myrtĕa, ae, f., the goddess to whom the myrtle is sacred, i. e. Venus, Plin. 15, 29, 36, § 121.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
myrteus (murteus) adj.
myrtus, of myrtles, myrtle- : silva, V.: coma, myrtle-colored , i. e. chestnut-brown , Tb.
Origins
Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos)bor. Latin myrtus Latin -eus Latin myrteus From myrtus (“myrtle”) + -eus.