adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sulfureus
sulfureus (feminine sulfurea, neuter sulfureum)
Classical[sʊɫˈfʊ.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[sulˈfuː.re.us]
Meaning
- adjectivesulphurous (containing sulphur)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sulfureus | sulfurea sulphurea | sulfureum sulphureum |
| genitive | sulfureī sulphureī | sulfureae sulphureae | sulfureī sulphureī |
| dative | sulfureō sulphureō | sulfureae sulphureae | sulfureō sulphureō |
| accusative | sulfureum sulphureum | sulfuream sulphuream | sulfureum sulphureum |
| ablative | sulfureō sulphureō | sulfureā sulphureā | sulfureō sulphureō |
| vocative | sulfuree sulphuree | sulfurea sulphurea | sulfureum sulphureum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sulfureī sulphureī | sulfureae sulphureae | sulfurea sulphurea |
| genitive | sulfureōrum sulphureōrum | sulfureārum sulphureārum | sulfureōrum sulphureōrum |
| dative | sulfureīs sulphureīs | sulfureīs sulphureīs | sulfureīs sulphureīs |
| accusative | sulfureōs sulphureōs | sulfureās sulphureās | sulfurea sulphurea |
| ablative | sulfureīs sulphureīs | sulfureīs sulphureīs | sulfureīs sulphureīs |
| vocative | sulfureī sulphureī | sulfureae sulphureae | sulfurea sulphurea |
sulfŭrĕus (sulph-), a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or like sulphur, sulphurous, sulphureous:
fornaces, Ov. M. 15, 340: aqua, Verg. A. 7, 517: lux fulminum, Plin. 35, 15, 50, § 177: color, id. 35, 6, 25, § 41: odor, id. 36, 19, 34, § 141.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sulfureus (sulph-) adj.
sulfur, of sulphur, sulphurous, sulphureous : fornaces, O.: aqua, V.
Origins
Latin sulfur Latin -eus Latin sulfureus From sulfur + -eus.
In English words that came into English from sulfureus
- sulphureoussulphureus