corneus

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word corneus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word corneus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say corneus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word corneus you have here. The definition of the word corneus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcorneus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Latin

Etymology 1

From cornū (horn) +‎ -eus (-y, adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of horn.
  2. Hard as horn, horny.
  3. Of the color of horn.
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative corneus cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
genitive corneī corneae corneī corneōrum corneārum corneōrum
dative corneō corneae corneō corneīs
accusative corneum corneam corneum corneōs corneās cornea
ablative corneō corneā corneō corneīs
vocative cornee cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Catalan: corni
  • English: cornea
  • Galician: córneo
  • Italian: corneo
  • Portuguese: córneo
  • Spanish: córneo

Etymology 2

From cornus (cornel, dogwood).

Adjective

corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the cornel or dogwood.
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • corneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • corneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • corneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.