petraeus
See also: Petraeus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek πετραῖος (petraîos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /peˈtrae̯.us/, [pɛˈt̪räe̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈtre.us/, [peˈt̪rɛːus]
Adjective
[edit]petraeus (feminine petraea, neuter petraeum); first/second-declension adjective
- That grows (or lives) in rocky places
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | petraeus | petraea | petraeum | petraeī | petraeae | petraea | |
| genitive | petraeī | petraeae | petraeī | petraeōrum | petraeārum | petraeōrum | |
| dative | petraeō | petraeae | petraeō | petraeīs | |||
| accusative | petraeum | petraeam | petraeum | petraeōs | petraeās | petraea | |
| ablative | petraeō | petraeā | petraeō | petraeīs | |||
| vocative | petraee | petraea | petraeum | petraeī | petraeae | petraea | |
References
[edit]- “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