siliceus

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Latin

Etymology

From silex (“flint”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /siˈli.ke.us/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈli.t͡ʃe.us/,

Adjective

siliceus (feminine silicea, neuter siliceum); first/second-declension adjective

made of flint

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular				plural
nominative	siliceus	silicea	siliceum		siliceī	siliceae	silicea
genitive	siliceī	siliceae	siliceī		siliceōrum	siliceārum	siliceōrum
dative	siliceō	siliceae	siliceō		siliceīs
accusative	siliceum	siliceam	siliceum		siliceōs	siliceās	silicea
ablative	siliceō	siliceā	siliceō		siliceīs
vocative	silicee	silicea	siliceum		siliceī	siliceae	silicea

References

“siliceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
siliceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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