aureolus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Diminutive from aureus (golden; gilded) +‎ -olus, from aurum (gold).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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aureolus (feminine aureola, neuter aureolum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Made of gold, golden.
  2. Adorned, covered or decorated with gold, gilded.
  3. Of the color of gold, golden.
  4. (figuratively) Golden, beautiful, splendid, magnificent, excellent.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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References

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  • aureolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aureolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aureolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • aureolus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • aureolus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray