aureus

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English

Aureus from the reign of Valerian (struck 255-256)
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Etymology

From Latin aureus (golden; gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii), noun use of adjective, from aurum (gold). Doublet of eyrir, öre, øre, and oyra.

Pronunciation

Noun

aureus (plural aurei or aureuses)

  1. A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.

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Latin

Etymology

aurum (gold) +‎ -eus (-ous, derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aureus (feminine aurea, neuter aureum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Made of gold, golden; gilded
  2. Of the color of gold, gold-colored; shining or glittering like gold
  3. (figuratively) of physical and mental greatness or attraction: golden, beautiful, splendid, magnificent, excellent
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.27–28:
      Nec mora, cōnsēdit mediō sublīmis Olympō
      aureā purpureō cōnspicienda sinū.
      no delay, she took her seat on high in the midst of Olympus:
      magnificent, conspicuous in her purple garment.

      (Refers to the goddess Maiestas, Majestas, or Majesty.)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative aureus aurea aureum aureī aureae aurea
genitive aureī aureae aureī aureōrum aureārum aureōrum
dative aureō aureae aureō aureīs
accusative aureum auream aureum aureōs aureās aurea
ablative aureō aureā aureō aureīs
vocative auree aurea aureum aureī aureae aurea

Synonyms

Noun

aureus m (genitive aureī); second declension

  1. (numismatics) gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii, aureus (up to the 4th century AD)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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References

  • aureus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aureus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aureus 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)
  • aureus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • aureus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aureus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • aureus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aureus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awˈrɛ.us/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛus
  • Syllabification: au‧re‧us

Noun

aureus m animal

  1. (Ancient Rome, historical) aureus

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Further reading

  • aureus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin aureus.

Noun

aureus m (uncountable)

  1. aureus

Declension

References

  • aureus in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN