sidereus

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Latin

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Etymology

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sīdus (a star”, “a constellation, stem: sīder-) +‎ -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sīdereus (feminine sīderea, neuter sīdereum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a stellar object or objects
    1. of or belonging to the stars
      1. full of stars, starry
    2. of or belonging to the stellar constellations
    3. of or belonging to the Sun
  2. (transferred senses):
    1. like a star or the stars in terms of beauty, brightness, brilliance, magnitude, majesty, etc.
    2. (in general) bright, glittering, shining, excellent, shiny, sparkling
    3. (poetic, especially of heroes or the gods) heavenly, divine, brilliant

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sīdereus sīderea sīdereum sīdereī sīdereae sīderea
Genitive sīdereī sīdereae sīdereī sīdereōrum sīdereārum sīdereōrum
Dative sīdereō sīdereō sīdereīs
Accusative sīdereum sīdeream sīdereum sīdereōs sīdereās sīderea
Ablative sīdereō sīdereā sīdereō sīdereīs
Vocative sīderee sīderea sīdereum sīdereī sīdereae sīderea

Descendants

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  • Catalan: sideri
  • English: sidereal
  • Italian: sidereo
  • Portuguese: sidéreo
  • Spanish: sidéreo

References

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  • sīdĕrĕus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sidereus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sīdĕrĕus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,438.
  • sīdereus” on page 1,756/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)