vitreus

Latin

Etymology

From vitrum (“glass”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwi.tre.us/, [ˈwɪ.tre.ʊs]

Adjective

vitreus (feminine vitrea, neuter vitreum); first/second declension

  1. glassy, translucent
  2. vitreous

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative vitreus vitrea vitreum vitreī vitreae vitrea
Genitive vitreī vitreae vitreī vitreōrum vitreārum vitreōrum
Dative vitreō vitreae vitreō vitreīs vitreīs vitreīs
Accusative vitreum vitream vitreum vitreōs vitreās vitrea
Ablative vitreō vitreā vitreō vitreīs vitreīs vitreīs
Vocative vitree vitrea vitreum vitreī vitreae vitrea

Derived terms
  • vitreārius (“glass blower; window maker”)
  • vitreāre (“to glaze, to glass”) (from Middle Latin)

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