LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pullēiāceus

pullēiāceus (feminine pullēiācea, neuter pullēiāceum)
Classical[pʊl.leːˈjaː.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pul.leˈjaː.t͡ʃe.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveblack
    Ponit assidue et pro stulto “baceolum” et pro pullo “pulleiaceum” et pro cerrito “vacerrosum” et “vapide” se habere pro male et “betizare” pro languere, quod vulgo “lachanizare” diciturc. 69 CE – 122 CE, Suetonius, De Vita Caesarum 87

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepullēiāceuspullēiāceapullēiāceum
genitivepullēiāceīpullēiāceaepullēiāceī
dativepullēiāceōpullēiāceaepullēiāceō
accusativepullēiāceumpullēiāceampullēiāceum
ablativepullēiāceōpullēiāceāpullēiāceō
vocativepullēiāceepullēiāceapullēiāceum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepullēiāceīpullēiāceaepullēiācea
genitivepullēiāceōrumpullēiāceārumpullēiāceōrum
dativepullēiāceīspullēiāceīspullēiāceīs
accusativepullēiāceōspullēiāceāspullēiācea
ablativepullēiāceīspullēiāceīspullēiāceīs
vocativepullēiāceīpullēiāceaepullēiācea

pullēiācĕus, a, um, adj.,
I. black (for pullus), August. ap. Suet. Aug. 87.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pelh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*polH-on-
  4. Proto-Italic*polnos?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*put-der.?
  7. Latinpullēiāceus

Latin -āceus Latin pullēiāceus From pullus (“dusky”) + -āceus.

Quick answers

What does pullēiāceus mean in Latin?
pullēiāceus, a adjective, means “black”.
How do you pronounce pullēiāceus?
In classical Latin, [pʊl.leːˈjaː.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pul.leˈjaː.t͡ʃe.us].
Where does pullēiāceus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pel- → Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *polH-on- → Proto-Italic *polnos? → Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-? → Proto-Indo-European *put-der.? → Latin pullēiāceus.