LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

oreophilus

oreophilus (feminine oreophila, neuter oreophilum)
Classical[ɔ.reˈɔ.pʰɪ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.reˈɔː.fi.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemountain-loving

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoreophilusoreophilaoreophilum
genitiveoreophilīoreophilaeoreophilī
dativeoreophilōoreophilaeoreophilō
accusativeoreophilumoreophilamoreophilum
ablativeoreophilōoreophilāoreophilō
vocativeoreophileoreophilaoreophilum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoreophilīoreophilaeoreophila
genitiveoreophilōrumoreophilārumoreophilōrum
dativeoreophilīsoreophilīsoreophilīs
accusativeoreophilōsoreophilāsoreophila
ablativeoreophilīsoreophilīsoreophilīs
vocativeoreophilīoreophilaeoreophila

Origins

From Ancient Greek [Term?].

Descendants
  • Englishoreophilous

In English words that came into English from oreophilus

  • oreophilousoreophilus

Quick answers

What does oreophilus mean in Latin?
oreophilus, a adjective, means “mountain-loving”.
How do you pronounce oreophilus?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.reˈɔ.pʰɪ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.reˈɔː.fi.lus].