erroneus

Latin

Etymology

errō (“wanderer, vagabond”) +‎ -eus

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /erˈroː.ne.us/, [ɛrˈroː.ne.ʊs]

Adjective

errōneus (feminine errōnea, neuter errōneum); first/second declension

  1. wandering, straying, vagrant
  2. wrong, erroneous

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative errōneus errōnea errōneum errōneī errōneae errōnea
Genitive errōneī errōneae errōneī errōneōrum errōneārum errōneōrum
Dative errōneō errōneae errōneō errōneīs errōneīs errōneīs
Accusative errōneum errōneam errōneum errōneōs errōneās errōnea
Ablative errōneō errōneā errōneō errōneīs errōneīs errōneīs
Vocative errōnee errōnea errōneum errōneī errōneae errōnea

References
  • erroneus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • erroneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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