castaneus
Latin
Etymology
From castanea.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kasˈta.ne.us/, [käs̠ˈt̪äneʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kasˈta.ne.us/, [käsˈt̪äːneus]
Adjective
castaneus (feminine castanea, neuter castaneum); first/second-declension adjective
- (relational) chestnut
- (Vulgar or Late Latin) brown (chestnut colored)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | castaneus | castanea | castaneum | castaneī | castaneae | castanea | |
| Genitive | castaneī | castaneae | castaneī | castaneōrum | castaneārum | castaneōrum | |
| Dative | castaneō | castaneō | castaneīs | ||||
| Accusative | castaneum | castaneam | castaneum | castaneōs | castaneās | castanea | |
| Ablative | castaneō | castaneā | castaneō | castaneīs | |||
| Vocative | castanee | castanea | castaneum | castaneī | castaneae | castanea | |
Derived terms
- Eastern Romance
- Italo-Dalmatian
- Old Occitan:
- Sardinian: castagnu
- West Iberian
- Asturian: castañu
- Old Galician-Portuguese: castanno(Please either change this template to {{desc}} or insert a ====Descendants==== section in castanno#Old Galician-Portuguese)
- Spanish: castaño