cereus, cerea, cereum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
waxed, waxen, of/like wax; wax colored/pale yellow; pliant/soft; easily moved;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cereus | cerei |
| Gen. | cerei | cereorum |
| Dat. | cereo | — |
| Acc. | cereum | cereos |
| Voc. | ceree | cerei |
| Abl. | cereo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cerea | cereae |
| Gen. | cereae | cerearum |
| Dat. | cereae | — |
| Acc. | ceream | cereas |
| Voc. | cerea | cereae |
| Abl. | cerea | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cereum | cerea |
| Gen. | cerei | cereorum |
| Dat. | cereo | — |
| Acc. | cereum | cerea |
| Voc. | cereum | cerea |
| Abl. | cereo | — |
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...flammis Totque geram myxos, una lucerna vocor. XLII Cereus. Hic tibi nocturnos praestabit cereus ignes: Subducta est puero..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...favete votis; Natalem colimus, tacete lites. Absit cereus aridi clientis, Et vani triplices brevesque mappae Expectent gelidi iocos..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...sonantque turres plausibus columbarum, gemit hinc palumbus, inde cereus turtur. Auidi secuntur uilicae sinum porci matremque plenam mollis..."- Q
Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...remoto gaudet equis canibusque et aprici gramine Campi, cereus in uitium flecti, monitoribus asper, utilium tardus prouisor, prodigus..."