Europaeus

See also: europaeus

Latin

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Etymology

From Eurōpa +‎ -eus (suffix forming an adjective), direct equivalent of Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos) from Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā, “Europe”) +‎ -ῐος (-ios, “belonging to”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Eurōpaeus (feminine Eurōpaea, neuter Eurōpaeum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or belonging to Europa
    • 8, Ovid, Metamorphoses, book 8, line 23:
      Noverat ante alios faciem ducis Europaei,/ Plus etiam quam nosse sat est. (son of Europa, i.e. Minos)
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  2. of or belonging to Europe, European
    • flor. 44 BC, Cornelius Nepos, Vitae, “Eumenes”, chapter 18, section 3:
      praefecerat hunc Perdiccas ei parti Asiae, quae inter Taurum montem iacet atque Hellespontum, et illum unum opposuerat Europaeis adversariis; ipse Aegyptum oppugnatum adversus Ptolemaeum erat profectus. (in a plural form)
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Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Eurōpaeus Eurōpaea Eurōpaeum Eurōpaeī Eurōpaeae Eurōpaea
Genitive Eurōpaeī Eurōpaeae Eurōpaeī Eurōpaeōrum Eurōpaeārum Eurōpaeōrum
Dative Eurōpaeō Eurōpaeō Eurōpaeīs
Accusative Eurōpaeum Eurōpaeam Eurōpaeum Eurōpaeōs Eurōpaeās Eurōpaea
Ablative Eurōpaeō Eurōpaeā Eurōpaeō Eurōpaeīs
Vocative Eurōpaee Eurōpaea Eurōpaeum Eurōpaeī Eurōpaeae Eurōpaea

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