aurea

== Italian == === Adjective === aurea feminine singular of aureo == Latin == === Alternative forms === auriae, ōreae, ōriae === Etymology 1 === From ōreae (“mouth-pieces”), hypercorrected and/or influenced by auris (“ear”), from ōs (“mouth”) +‎ -eus, see there for further etymology. Cf. aureā̆x and aurīga. Compare Proto-Slavic *uzda — *usta relation. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈau̯.re.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaːu̯.re.a] ==== Noun ==== aurea f (genitive aureae); first declension (usually in the plural, Late Latin) the bit and reins of a horse, bridle ===== Usage notes ===== In antiquity, this variant is attested only in Paulus' epitome of Sextus Pompeius Festus; the singular use is Medieval. ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Related terms ===== aureā̆x aurīga ==== References ==== “aurea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "aurea", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “aurea”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== aurea inflection of aureus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural ==== Adjective ==== aureā ablative feminine singular of aureus == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [a.uˈre̯a] === Verb === aurea third-person singular imperfect indicative of auri