adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
virgineus
virgineus (feminine virginea, neuter virgineum)
Classical[wɪrˈɡɪ.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[virˈd͡ʒiː.ne.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalvirgin
- adjectivemaidenly
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virgineus | virginea | virgineum |
| genitive | virgineī | virgineae | virgineī |
| dative | virgineō | virgineae | virgineō |
| accusative | virgineum | virgineam | virgineum |
| ablative | virgineō | virgineā | virgineō |
| vocative | virginee | virginea | virgineum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virgineī | virgineae | virginea |
| genitive | virgineōrum | virgineārum | virgineōrum |
| dative | virgineīs | virgineīs | virgineīs |
| accusative | virgineōs | virgineās | virginea |
| ablative | virgineīs | virgineīs | virgineīs |
| vocative | virgineī | virgineae | virginea |
virgĭnĕus, a, um, adj. virgo,
I. of or belonging to a maiden or virgin, maidenly, virgin (poet. for virginalis):
figura, Tib. 3, 4, 89: forma, Ov. M. 3, 607: vultus, id. ib. 5, 563; 10, 631: facies, id. ib. 8, 323: comptus, Lucr. 1, 87: pudor, Tib. 1, 4, 14: rubor, Verg. G. 1, 430: decor, Sen. Med. 75: sacra, offered by a maiden, Petr. 134: favilla, i. e. a virgin's funeral pile, Ov. M. 13, 697: gymnasium, of the Spartan virgins, Prop. 3, 14 (4, 13), 2: focus, i. e. of Vesta, id. 4 (5), 4, 44; so, too, ara, Ov. F. 4, 731; cf. domus, of the Vestals, Mart. 1, 71, 4: virginea domitus sagittā, i. e. of Diana, Hor. C. 3, 4, 72: umbrae, of the Danaides, Prop. 2, 1, 67: bellum, of the Amazons, Val. Fl. 5, 134: Helicon, as the seat of the Muses, Ov. M. 2, 219: aurum, the golden crown received by the victor at the festival of Minerva, Mart. 9, 23, 1: volucres, i. e. the Harpies, Ov. M. 7, 4; cf. vultus, Verg. A. 3, 216: aqua, the aqueduct called Aqua Virgo (v. virgo, D.), Ov. F. 1, 464; called also virgineus liquor, id. P. 1, 8, 38.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
virgineus adj.
virgo, of a maiden, of a virgin, maidenly, virgin: forma, O.: rubor, V.: pudor, Tb.: favilla, i. e. a virgin's funeral pile, O.: ara, of Vesta, O.: focus, Pr.: sagittā, i. e. of Diana, H.: Helicon, i. e. the Muses' home, O.: volucres, i. e. the Harpies, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin virgineus From virgō + -eus.