adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
vīpereus
vīpereus (feminine vīperea, neuter vīpereum, adverb vīpereē)
Classical[wiːˈpɛ.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[viˈpɛː.re.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to a viper or snake; snaky
Viperea saevae verbera incutiant manus. Let their [the Eumenides'] savage hands brandish snaky lashes.
Seneca the Younger, Hercules Furens, line 88
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
serpentis, ā vīperāvīpereus -a -um — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 14
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vīpereus | vīperea | vīpereum |
| genitive | vīpereī | vīpereae | vīpereī |
| dative | vīpereō | vīpereae | vīpereō |
| accusative | vīpereum | vīpeream | vīpereum |
| ablative | vīpereō | vīpereā | vīpereō |
| vocative | vīperee | vīperea | vīpereum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vīpereī | vīpereae | vīperea |
| genitive | vīpereōrum | vīpereārum | vīpereōrum |
| dative | vīpereīs | vīpereīs | vīpereīs |
| accusative | vīpereōs | vīpereās | vīperea |
| ablative | vīpereīs | vīpereīs | vīpereīs |
| vocative | vīpereī | vīpereae | vīperea |
vīpĕrĕus, a, um, adj. vipera,
I. of a viper, serpent, or snake:
crinis, Verg. A. 6, 281: dentes, Ov. M. 4, 573: fauces, id. ib. 7, 203: carnes, id. ib. 2, 769: venenum, Luc. 9, 635; cf. cruor, Ov. P. 4, 7, 36: genus, Verg. A. 7, 753: monstrum, i. e. the serpent-haired head of Medusa, Ov. M. 4, 615; cf. sorores, i. e. the Furies, id. ib. 6, 662: pennae, i. e. winged serpents, id. ib. 7, 391: genus fratrum, sprung from the dragon's teeth of Cadmus, Sen. Oedip. 597: manus, with serpent fingers, id. Herc. Oet. 169: anima, i. e. poisonous breath, Verg. A. 7, 351.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vīpereus adj.
vipera, of a viper, of a serpent: crinis, V.: dentes, O.: cruor, O.: vipereae pennae (i. e. pennatae serpentes), O.: animā, i. e. poisonous breath, V.—Bearing serpents, covered with snakes: monstrum, i. e. the head of Medusa, O.: sorores, i. e. the Furies, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin vīpereus From vīpera + -eus.