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Latin
Etymology
laurus (“laurel”) + -eus
Pronunciation
Adjective
laureus (feminine laurea, neuter laureum); first/second-declension adjective
- (relational): relating to or resembling laurel
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “laureus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “laureus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- laureus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.