saxeus

Latin

Etymology

saxum +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsak.se.us/, [ˈs̠äks̠eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsak.se.us/, [ˈsäkseus]

Adjective

saxeus (feminine saxea, neuter saxeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. rocky, stony

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saxeus	saxea	saxeum		saxeī	saxeae	saxea
genitive	saxeī	saxeae	saxeī		saxeōrum	saxeārum	saxeōrum
dative	saxeō	saxeae	saxeō		saxeīs
accusative	saxeum	saxeam	saxeum		saxeōs	saxeās	saxea
ablative	saxeō	saxeā	saxeō		saxeīs
vocative	saxee	saxea	saxeum		saxeī	saxeae	saxea

Descendants

• Portuguese: sáxeo (borrowing)

References

• “saxeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “saxeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• saxeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.