vitreus

Latin

Etymology

From vitrum (“glass”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯i.tre.us/, [ˈu̯ɪt̪reʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvi.tre.us/, [ˈviːt̪reus]

Adjective

vitreus (feminine vitrea, neuter vitreum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. glassy, translucent
  2. vitreous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative vitreus vitrea vitreum vitreī vitreae vitrea
Genitive vitreī vitreae vitreī vitreōrum vitreārum vitreōrum
Dative vitreō vitreō vitreīs
Accusative vitreum vitream vitreum vitreōs vitreās vitrea
Ablative vitreō vitreā vitreō vitreīs
Vocative vitree vitrea vitreum vitreī vitreae vitrea

Derived terms
  • vitreārius (“glass blower; window maker”)
  • vitreāre (“to glaze, to glass”) (from Middle Latin)

Descendants
  • Catalan: vitri
  • Galician: vítreo
  • Italian: vitreo
  • Portuguese: vidro, → Portuguese: vítreo
  • Spanish: vidrio, → Spanish: vítreo

References
  • “vitreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “vitreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vitreus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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