squameus

Latin

Etymology

From squāma +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskʷaː.me.us/, [ˈs̠kʷäːmeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskwa.me.us/, [ˈskwäːmeus]

Adjective

squāmeus (feminine squāmea, neuter squāmeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. scaly

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	squāmeus	squāmea	squāmeum		squāmeī	squāmeae	squāmea
genitive	squāmeī	squāmeae	squāmeī		squāmeōrum	squāmeārum	squāmeōrum
dative	squāmeō	squāmeae	squāmeō		squāmeīs
accusative	squāmeum	squāmeam	squāmeum		squāmeōs	squāmeās	squāmea
ablative	squāmeō	squāmeā	squāmeō		squāmeīs
vocative	squāmee	squāmea	squāmeum		squāmeī	squāmeae	squāmea

Synonyms

• squāmōsus

References

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