adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
saxeus
saxeus (feminine saxea, neuter saxeum)
Classical[ˈsak.se.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsak.se.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverocky, stony
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saxeus | saxea | saxeum |
| genitive | saxeī | saxeae | saxeī |
| dative | saxeō | saxeae | saxeō |
| accusative | saxeum | saxeam | saxeum |
| ablative | saxeō | saxeā | saxeō |
| vocative | saxee | saxea | saxeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saxeī | saxeae | saxea |
| genitive | saxeōrum | saxeārum | saxeōrum |
| dative | saxeīs | saxeīs | saxeīs |
| accusative | saxeōs | saxeās | saxea |
| ablative | saxeīs | saxeīs | saxeīs |
| vocative | saxeī | saxeae | saxea |
saxĕus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Lit., of rock, of stone, rocky, stony: saxea est verruca in summo montis vertice, Auct. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 48: moles, Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 89; Ov. M. 12, 283:
scopulus, id. ib. 14, 73: saepta, Lucr. 4, 699: strata viarum, id. 1, 315: tecta, id. 5, 984; Ov. H. 10, 128: crepido, Plin. 12, 1, 5, § 9: effigies bacchantis, Cat. 64, 61: umbra, of the rocks, Verg. G. 3, 145 et saep.: mater ad auditas stupuit ceu saxea voces, Ov. M. 5, 509: Niobe saxea facta, id. P. 1, 2, 32: pons, Luc. 4, 15: juga, id. 4, 157: imber, Sil. 13, 181: ipse Anien, infraque superque Saxeus, rocky in its shores and bed, Stat. S. 1, 3, 20: vasa, Vulg. Exod. 7, 19.—B. Transf., as hard as stone:
dentes (asini), App. M. 10, p. 249, 10: durities jecoris, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 6, 81.—* II. Trop., stony, i.e. hard, unfeeling, obdurate:
saxeus ferreusque es, Plin. Ep. 2, 3, 7.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
saxeus adj.
saxum, of rock, of stone, rocky, stony : moles: scopulus, O.: umbra, of the rocks , V.: Niobe saxea facta, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin saxeus From saxum + -eus.
Descendants
- Portuguesesáxeo