LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rosāceus

rosāceus (feminine rosācea, neuter rosāceum)
Classical[rɔˈsaː.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[roˈs̬aː.t͡ʃe.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemade of roses
  2. adjectivehaving the colour or fragrance of roses

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerosāceusrosācearosāceum
genitiverosāceīrosāceaerosāceī
dativerosāceōrosāceaerosāceō
accusativerosāceumrosāceamrosāceum
ablativerosāceōrosāceārosāceō
vocativerosāceerosācearosāceum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerosāceīrosāceaerosācea
genitiverosāceōrumrosāceārumrosāceōrum
dativerosāceīsrosāceīsrosāceīs
accusativerosāceōsrosāceāsrosācea
ablativerosāceīsrosāceīsrosāceīs
vocativerosāceīrosāceaerosācea

rŏsācĕus, a, um, adj. rosa,
I. made of roses, rose- (Plinian): corona, Plin. 21, 3, 6, § 8: ceratum, id. 24, 13, 73, § 119: oleum, id. 15, 7, 7, § 30.—As subst.: rŏsācĕum, i, n., oil of roses, Plin. 22, 24, 50, § 108; 32, 7, 23, § 68.

Origins

  1. Proto-Iranian*wardahder.?
  2. Ancient Greek ῥόδον(rhódon)bor.?
  3. Latinrosāceus

Latin -āceus Latin rosāceus From rosa (“rose”) + -āceus.

Descendants
  • Englishrosaceous
  • Portugueserosáceo
  • Spanishrosáceo

Quick answers

What does rosāceus mean in Latin?
rosāceus, a adjective, means “made of roses; having the colour or fragrance of roses”.
How do you pronounce rosāceus?
In classical Latin, [rɔˈsaː.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [roˈs̬aː.t͡ʃe.us].
Where does rosāceus come from?
Proto-Iranian *wardahder.? → Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.? → Latin rosāceus.