cereolus

Latin

Etymology

From cēreus ("of wax", "waxen") + -olus

Adjective

cēreolus (feminine cēreola, neuter cēreolum); first/second declension

  1. of the colour of wax
  2. (by extension) small candle
  3. (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

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
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