adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
virgeus
virgeus (feminine virgea, neuter virgeum)
Meaning
- adjectiveMade of wicker, made of rods or twigs
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virgeus | virgea | virgeum |
| genitive | virgeī | virgeae | virgeī |
| dative | virgeō | virgeae | virgeō |
| accusative | virgeum | virgeam | virgeum |
| ablative | virgeō | virgeā | virgeō |
| vocative | virgee | virgea | virgeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virgeī | virgeae | virgea |
| genitive | virgeōrum | virgeārum | virgeōrum |
| dative | virgeīs | virgeīs | virgeīs |
| accusative | virgeōs | virgeās | virgea |
| ablative | virgeīs | virgeīs | virgeīs |
| vocative | virgeī | virgeae | virgea |
virgĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of rods or twigs, of brushwood:
scopae, Cato, R. R. 152: crates, Col. 1, 6, 22: saepes, id. 11, 3, 7: anuli ex myrto, Plin. 15, 29, 37, § 124: supellex, Verg. G. 1, 165: flamma, of brush set on fire, id. A. 7, 463.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
virgeus adj.
virga, of rods, of twigs, of brushwood: supellex, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin virgeus From virga (“twig, sprout, stalk, switch, rod”) + -eus.