corneus

Latin

Etymology 1

From cornū (“horn”)

Adjective

corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second declension

  1. Of horn.
  2. Hard as horn, horny.
  3. Of the color of horn.
Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative corneus cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
Genitive corneī corneae corneī corneōrum corneārum corneōrum
Dative corneō corneae corneō corneīs corneīs corneīs
Accusative corneum corneam corneum corneōs corneās cornea
Ablative corneō corneā corneō corneīs corneīs corneīs
Vocative cornee cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
Synonyms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From cornus (“cornel, dogwood”)

Adjective

corneus (feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second declension

  1. Of or pertaining to the cornel or dogwood.
Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative corneus cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
Genitive corneī corneae corneī corneōrum corneārum corneōrum
Dative corneō corneae corneō corneīs corneīs corneīs
Accusative corneum corneam corneum corneōs corneās cornea
Ablative corneō corneā corneō corneīs corneīs corneīs
Vocative cornee cornea corneum corneī corneae cornea
Descendants

References
  • corneus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • corneus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • corneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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