cereolus
Latin
Etymology
From cēreus ("of wax", "waxen") + -olus
Adjective
cēreolus (feminine cēreola, neuter cēreolum); first/second declension
- of the colour of wax
- (by extension) small candle
- (by extension) plum
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | cēreolus | cēreola | cēreolum | cēreolī | cēreolae | cēreola | |
| Genitive | cēreolī | cēreolae | cēreolī | cēreolōrum | cēreolārum | cēreolōrum | |
| Dative | cēreolō | cēreolō | cēreolīs | ||||
| Accusative | cēreolum | cēreolam | cēreolum | cēreolōs | cēreolās | cēreola | |
| Ablative | cēreolō | cēreolā | cēreolō | cēreolīs | |||
| Vocative | cēreole | cēreola | cēreolum | cēreolī | cēreolae | cēreola | |
Derived terms
- (prūna) cēreola ("wax-colored plum")
Descendants
- Asturian: ciruela
- Galician: cirola, cerolho, cerulho, zurulho
- Spanish: ciruela, ciruelo
References
- cereolus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cereolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette