terreus

== Latin == === Etymology === Derived from terr(a) (“ground, soil”) +‎ -eus (“-ous”, adjective-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.re.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.re.us] === Adjective === terreus (feminine terrea, neuter terreum); first/second-declension adjective made of earth or soil; earthy Synonym: terrōsus ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: terri → English: terreous → Italian: terreo → Portuguese: térreo → Spanish: térreo === References === “terreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “terreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “terreus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.