harundineus

Latin

Alternative forms

• arundineus

Etymology

From harundō (“reed, cane”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ha.runˈdi.ne.us/, [härʊn̪ˈd̪ɪneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.runˈdi.ne.us/, [ärun̪ˈd̪iːneus]

Adjective

harundineus (feminine harundinea, neuter harundineum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of reeds, reedy.
2. Made from a reed or reeds.
   • c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 4.265:

     mellaque harundineis inferre canalibus

     […] and give them honey through reed pipes

3. Like a reed.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	harundineus	harundinea	harundineum		harundineī	harundineae	harundinea
Genitive	harundineī	harundineae	harundineī		harundineōrum	harundineārum	harundineōrum
Dative	harundineō		harundineō		harundineīs
Accusative	harundineum	harundineam	harundineum		harundineōs	harundineās	harundinea
Ablative	harundineō	harundineā	harundineō		harundineīs
Vocative	harundinee	harundinea	harundineum		harundineī	harundineae	harundinea

Related terms

• harundifer
• harundināceus
• harundinārius
• harundinātiō
• harundinētum
• harundinōsus
• harundō

References

• “harundineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “harundineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• harundineus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.