aureus
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin aureus (“golden; gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii”), noun use of adjective, from aurum (“gold”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɔːɹɪəs/
Noun [edit]
aureus (plural aurei)
- A gold coin minted during the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C. to 309 A.D., equal to 25 denarii.
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From aurum (“gold”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
aureus m (feminine aurea, neuter aureum); first/second declension
- Made of gold, golden; gilded.
- Of the color of gold, gold-colored; shining or glittering like gold.
- (figuratively) Golden, beautiful, splendid, magnificent, excellent.
- (substantive) A gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii, aureus.
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | aureus | aurea | aureum | aureī | aureae | aurea | |
| genitive | aureī | aureae | aureī | aureōrum | aureārum | aureōrum | |
| dative | aureō | aureae | aureō | aureīs | aureīs | aureīs | |
| accusative | aureum | auream | aureum | aureōs | aureās | aurea | |
| ablative | aureō | aureā | aureō | aureīs | aureīs | aureīs | |
| vocative | auree | aurea | aureum | aureī | aureae | aurea | |
Synonyms [edit]
- (made of gold): aureolus
- (gilded): aureolus
- (of the color of gold): aurātilis, auricolor, aurōsus, aurulentus
- (splendid, excellent): aureolus
- (gold coin): solidus
