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”).
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Noun[edit]
aureus (plural aurei)
- A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 BCE to 309 CE, 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, bracteātus
- (of the color of gold): aurātilis, auricolor, aurōsus, aurulentus
- (splendid, excellent): aureolus
- (gold coin): solidus
