Europaeus

See also: europaeus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Eurōpa +‎ -eus (suffix forming an adjective).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eu̯.roːˈpae̯.us/, [eu̯.roːˈpae̯.ʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈro.pɛ.us/, [eu̯ˈroː.pɛ.us]
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Adjective

Eurōpaeus (feminine Eurōpaea, neuter Eurōpaeum); first/second declension

  1. of or belonging to Europa
    • 8, Ovid, Metamorphoses, book 8, line 23:
      Noverat ante alios faciem ducis Europaei,/ Plus etiam quam nosse sat est. (son of Europa, i.e. Minos)
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  2. of or belonging to Europe, European
    • flor. 44 BC, Cornelius Nepos, Vitae, “Eumenes”, chapter 18, section 3:
      praefecerat hunc Perdiccas ei parti Asiae, quae inter Taurum montem iacet atque Hellespontum, et illum unum opposuerat Europaeis adversariis; ipse Aegyptum oppugnatum adversus Ptolemaeum erat profectus. (in a plural form)
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Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative Eurōpaeus Eurōpaea Eurōpaeum Eurōpaeī Eurōpaeae Eurōpaea
genitive Eurōpaeī Eurōpaeae Eurōpaeī Eurōpaeōrum Eurōpaeārum Eurōpaeōrum
dative Eurōpaeō Eurōpaeō Eurōpaeīs
accusative Eurōpaeum Eurōpaeam Eurōpaeum Eurōpaeōs Eurōpaeās Eurōpaea
ablative Eurōpaeō Eurōpaeā Eurōpaeō Eurōpaeīs
vocative Eurōpaee Eurōpaea Eurōpaeum Eurōpaeī Eurōpaeae Eurōpaea

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