-aeus

See also: aëus

Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos), from (-a) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Suffix

-aeus (feminine -aea, neuter -aeum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. Found in adjectives borrowed from Ancient Greek, attached to the stem of feminine nouns, and typically meaning “of or belonging to”.
    Europ(a) f (Europe) + ‎-aeus → ‎Europaeus (European)
    Smyrn(a) f (Smyrna) + ‎-aeus → ‎Smyrnaeus (Smyrnaean)
    Gaz(a) f (Gaza) + ‎-aeus → ‎Gazaeus (Gazan)
    Thēb(ae) f pl (Thebes) + ‎-aeus → ‎Thēbaeus (Theban)
    Mycen(ae) f pl (Mycenae) + ‎-aeus → ‎Mycenaeus (Mycenaean)
    Erythr(ae) f pl (Erythrae) + ‎-aeus → ‎Erythraeus (Erythraean)
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -aeus -aea -aeum -aeī -aeae -aea
genitive -aeī -aeae -aeī -aeōrum -aeārum -aeōrum
dative -aeō -aeae -aeō -aeīs
accusative -aeum -aeam -aeum -aeōs -aeās -aea
ablative -aeō -aeā -aeō -aeīs
vocative -aee -aea -aeum -aeī -aeae -aea
Descendants
  • Latin: *-aeānus (enlarged with -ānus)[1]
  • Italian: -eo

References

  1. ^ Eric Partridge (2006), Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English[1], page 843

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos).

Suffix

-aeus m (genitive -aeī); second declension

  1. Found in male given names borrowed from Ancient Greek; e.g. Alcaeus.
Descendants