aereus

Latin

Etymology 1

aes, aeris +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈae̯.re.us/, [ˈäe̯reʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.re.us/, [ˈɛːreus]

Adjective

aereus (feminine aerea, neuter aereum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (relational) copper, bronze
2. made of bronze or copper, furnished with bronze or copper

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	aereus	aerea	aereum		aereī	aereae	aerea
Genitive	aereī	aereae	aereī		aereōrum	aereārum	aereōrum
Dative	aereō		aereō		aereīs
Accusative	aereum	aeream	aereum		aereōs	aereās	aerea
Ablative	aereō	aereā	aereō		aereīs
Vocative	aeree	aerea	aereum		aereī	aereae	aerea

Descendants

• → Portuguese: éreo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aːˈe.re.us/, [äːˈɛreʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈe.re.us/, [äˈɛːreus]

Adjective

āereus (feminine āerea, neuter āereum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (rare) Alternative form of āerius

Further reading

• “aereus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “aereus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• aereus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• aereus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.