cereus

See also Cereus

English

Wikipedia

Noun

cereus (plural cereuses)

1. Any of the genus Cereus of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

Anagrams

• ceruse, Creuse, recuse, rescue, Rescue, secuer, secure

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Latin

Etymology 1

From cēra (“wax”).

Adjective

cēreus m (feminine cērea, neuter cēreum); first/second declension

1. Of wax, waxen.
2. Of the colour of wax.
3. Of the properties of wax; soft, pliant.
4. (figuratively) Easily moved, swayed or persuaded.

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	cēreus	cērea	cēreum		cēreī	cēreae	cērea
genitive	cēreī	cēreae	cēreī		cēreōrum	cēreārum	cēreōrum
dative	cēreō	cēreae	cēreō		cēreīs	cēreīs	cēreīs
accusative	cēreum	cēream	cēreum		cēreōs	cēreās	cērea
ablative	cēreō	cēreā	cēreō		cēreīs	cēreīs	cēreīs
vocative	cēree	cērea	cēreum		cēreī	cēreae	cērea

Derived terms

• cēreolus

Descendants

• Italian: cereo

Etymology 2

Substantive from cēreus (“waxen”).

Noun

cēreus (genitive cēreī); m, second declension

1. A wax taper or light, particularly those that were brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	cēreus	cēreī
genitive	cēreī	cēreōrum
dative	cēreō	cēreīs
accusative	cēreum	cēreōs
ablative	cēreō	cēreīs
vocative	cēree	cēreī

Related terms

cēra cērarius cērātum

cērātūra cērificō cērō

cērōferārius cērōsus cērula

Descendants

French: cierge Dalmatian: cir Italian: cero

Portugues: céreo, círio Sardinian: chíriu Spanish: céreo, cirio