niveus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the oblique stem niv- of nix (“snow”) +‎ -eus (“-an”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

niveus (feminine nivea, neuter niveum); first/second declension

  1. snow (attributive); snowy
  2. snow-white
    • 86 - 103 CE — Martial, Epigrammata, 5.43
      Thais habet nigros, niveos Laecania dentes
      Quae ratio est? Emptos haec habet, illa suos.
      Thais has black teeth, Laecania has snow-white.
      What's the reason? The latter has bought hers; the former has her own.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative niveus nivea niveum niveī niveae nivea
Genitive niveī niveae niveī niveōrum niveārum niveōrum
Dative niveō niveae niveō niveīs niveīs niveīs
Accusative niveum niveam niveum niveōs niveās nivea
Ablative niveō niveā niveō niveīs niveīs niveīs
Vocative nivee nivea niveum niveī niveae nivea

Descendants

References
  • niveus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • niveus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • niveus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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