eous

See also: -eous

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἠῷος (ēōîos), ἑῷος (heōîos, “of the east; of the morning”), derived from ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [eːˈoː.ʊs], [eˈoː.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈɔː.us]

Adjective

ē̆ōus (feminine ē̆ōa, neuter ē̆ōum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Classical Latin) of the east
2. (Late Latin) of the dawn
3. (Late Latin) of the morning

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ē̆ōus	ē̆ōa	ē̆ōum		ē̆ōī	ē̆ōae	ē̆ōa
genitive	ē̆ōī	ē̆ōae	ē̆ōī		ē̆ōōrum	ē̆ōārum	ē̆ōōrum
dative	ē̆ōō	ē̆ōae	ē̆ōō		ē̆ōīs
accusative	ē̆ōum	ē̆ōam	ē̆ōum		ē̆ōōs	ē̆ōās	ē̆ōa
ablative	ē̆ōō	ē̆ōā	ē̆ōō		ē̆ōīs
vocative	ē̆ōe	ē̆ōa	ē̆ōum		ē̆ōī	ē̆ōae	ē̆ōa

Descendants

• → English: Eoan
• → Italian: eoo
• → Portuguese: eoo

Noun

ē̆ōus m sg (genitive ē̆ōī); second declension (Late Latin)

1. the rising sun
2. the dawn

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	ē̆ōus
genitive	ē̆ōī
dative	ē̆ōō
accusative	ē̆ōum
ablative	ē̆ōō
vocative	ē̆ōe