corneus, cornea, corneum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
of horn, made of horn, horn-; resembling horn (hardness/appearance); horny;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | corneus | cornei |
| Gen. | cornei | corneorum |
| Dat. | corneo | — |
| Acc. | corneum | corneos |
| Voc. | cornee | cornei |
| Abl. | corneo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cornea | corneae |
| Gen. | corneae | cornearum |
| Dat. | corneae | — |
| Acc. | corneam | corneas |
| Voc. | cornea | corneae |
| Abl. | cornea | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | corneum | cornea |
| Gen. | cornei | corneorum |
| Dat. | corneo | — |
| Acc. | corneum | cornea |
| Voc. | corneum | cornea |
| Abl. | corneo | — |
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...saepe teret lintea fullo tibi. LII Gutus corneus Gestavit modo fronte me iuvencus: Verum rhinocerota me putabas. LIII..."- P
Metamorphoses XIV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Dianae falleret et posset credi Latonia, si non corneus huic arcus, si non foret aureus illi; sic quoque..." - P
Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Dianae falleret et posset credi Latonia, si non corneus huic arcus, si non foret aureus illi; sic quoque..." - P
Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...iuvenum vires temptabat in arcu; qui latus argueret, corneus arcus erat. labitur occulte fallitque volubilis aetas, ut celer..."