Latin

Adjective

corneus m ‎(feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second declension

1. Of horn.
2. Hard as horn, horny.
3. Of the color of horn.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Synonyms

• corneolus

Related terms

Descendants

• English: cornea
• Italian: corneo
• Portuguese: córneo
• Spanish: córneo

Etymology 2

From cornus ‎(“cornel, dogwood”)

Adjective

corneus m ‎(feminine cornea, neuter corneum); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to the cornel or dogwood.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Related terms

• cornus

Descendants

• Italian: cornio
• Translingual: Cornus

References

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