eugeneus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐγενής (eugenḗs, “well-born, thoroughbred”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eu̯.ɡeˈneː.us/, [ɛu̯ɡɛˈneːʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eu̯.d͡ʒeˈne.us/, [eu̯d͡ʒeˈnɛːus]

Adjective

eugenēus (feminine eugenēa, neuter eugenēum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. noble (of noble birth)
  2. generous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative eugenēus eugenēa eugenēum eugenēī eugenēae eugenēa
Genitive eugenēī eugenēae eugenēī eugenēōrum eugenēārum eugenēōrum
Dative eugenēō eugenēō eugenēīs
Accusative eugenēum eugenēam eugenēum eugenēōs eugenēās eugenēa
Ablative eugenēō eugenēā eugenēō eugenēīs
Vocative eugenēe eugenēa eugenēum eugenēī eugenēae eugenēa

References
  • “eugeneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • eugeneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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