squameus

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Latin

Etymology

From squāma +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

squāmeus (feminine squāmea, neuter squāmeum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. scaly

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative squāmeus squāmea squāmeum squāmeī squāmeae squāmea
Genitive squāmeī squāmeae squāmeī squāmeōrum squāmeārum squāmeōrum
Dative squāmeō squāmeō squāmeīs
Accusative squāmeum squāmeam squāmeum squāmeōs squāmeās squāmea
Ablative squāmeō squāmeā squāmeō squāmeīs
Vocative squāmee squāmea squāmeum squāmeī squāmeae squāmea

Synonyms

References

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