niveus
Latin
Etymology
Derived from the oblique stem niv- of nix (“snow”) + -eus (“-an”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɪ.we.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈniː.ve.us]
Adjective
niveus (feminine nivea, neuter niveum); first/second-declension adjective
- (relational) snow, snowy, snowclad, snow-covered
- snow-white
- 86 - 103 C.E. — Martial, Epigrammata, 5.43
- Thais habet nigros, niveos Laecania dentes
Quae ratio est? Emptos haec habet, illa suos.- Thais has black teeth, Laecania has snow-white.
What's the reason? The latter has bought hers; the former has her own.
- Thais has black teeth, Laecania has snow-white.
- Thais habet nigros, niveos Laecania dentes
- 86 - 103 C.E. — Martial, Epigrammata, 5.43
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | niveus | nivea | niveum | niveī | niveae | nivea | |
| genitive | niveī | niveae | niveī | niveōrum | niveārum | niveōrum | |
| dative | niveō | niveae | niveō | niveīs | |||
| accusative | niveum | niveam | niveum | niveōs | niveās | nivea | |
| ablative | niveō | niveā | niveō | niveīs | |||
| vocative | nivee | nivea | niveum | niveī | niveae | nivea | |
Related terms
Descendants
See also
| 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
- “niveus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “niveus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “niveus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.