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Italian
Adjective
aurea
- feminine singular of aureo
Latin
Etymology 1
From ōreae (“mouth-pieces”), hypercorrected and/or influenced by auris (“ear”), from ōs (“mouth”) + -eus, see there for further etymology. Cf. aureā̆x and aurīga.
Pronunciation
Noun
aurea f (genitive aureae); first declension
- (usually in the plural, Late Latin) the bit and reins of a horse, bridle
Usage notes
In antiquity, this variant is attested only in Paulus' epitome of Sextus Pompeius Festus; the singular use is Medieval.
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “aurea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aurea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- aurea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2
Adjective
aurea
- inflection of aureus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
aureā
- ablative feminine singular of aureus
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
aurea
- third-person singular imperfect indicative of auri