petraeus

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πετραῖος (petraîos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

petraeus (feminine petraea, neuter petraeum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. That grows (or lives) in rocky places

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative petraeus petraea petraeum petraeī petraeae petraea
Genitive petraeī petraeae petraeī petraeōrum petraeārum petraeōrum
Dative petraeō petraeō petraeīs
Accusative petraeum petraeam petraeum petraeōs petraeās petraea
Ablative petraeō petraeā petraeō petraeīs
Vocative petraee petraea petraeum petraeī petraeae petraea

References

  • “petraeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petraeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “petraeus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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