caudeus

== Latin == === Etymology === Used by Plautus to describe the material a box or chest is made of, which suggests derivation from caudex (“tree trunk, block of wood”), but the form suggests derivation from cauda (“tail”) +‎ -eus (“-en, -y”). Compare also cōdēta, used to refer to a place where some type of plant grew. All of these words in caud-/cōd- are probably derived from a common root which can be reconstructed as Proto-Indo-European *keh₂u-d- (“cleaved, separate”), from *keh₂w-. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkau̯.de.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaːu̯.de.us] === Adjective === caudeus (feminine caudea, neuter caudeum); first/second-declension adjective wooden, made of planks or logs (uncertain) made from rushes or from some tail-formed plant ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Related terms ==== caudex === References ===