herbeus

Latin

Etymology

herba (grass) +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

Adjective

herbeus (feminine herbea, neuter herbeum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) grass
  2. (of eyes) green, hazel

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative herbeus herbea herbeum herbeī herbeae herbea
genitive herbeī herbeae herbeī herbeōrum herbeārum herbeōrum
dative herbeō herbeae herbeō herbeīs
accusative herbeum herbeam herbeum herbeōs herbeās herbea
ablative herbeō herbeā herbeō herbeīs
vocative herbee herbea herbeum herbeī herbeae herbea

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic)      rāvus, pullus, mūrīnus (of livestock)      niger, āter, furvus, fuscus ("swarthy"), piceus (poetic)
             ruber, russus, rūbidus (dark), flammeus (poetic); rutilus, pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic)              rūfus, rutilus, rōbus (of oxen), croceus (poetic), aureus (poetic); fulvus (poetic), niger (of eyes), badius (of horses)              lūteus, flāvus ("blond"), lūridus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic)
             viridis, flāvus (poetic)              viridis, herbeus (of eyes), fulvus (poetic)              viridis, glaucus (poetic), caeruleus (poetic, only dark)
                          glaucus (poetic), caeruleus, caesius (of eyes)              caeruleus, līvidus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus (poetic)
             violāceus              purpureus (underlying shade)              roseus

References

  • herbeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • "herbeus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • herbeus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.