formaceus

Latin

Etymology

From fōrma (“shape, mould”) +‎ -āceus (“relational adjective suffix”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /foːrˈmaː.ke.us/, [foːrˈmäːkeʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /forˈma.t͡ʃe.us/, [fɔrˈmɑːt͡ʃɛus]

Adjective

fōrmāceus (feminine fōrmācea, neuter fōrmāceum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (hapax) made using a form or mould, moulded
    Pliny, Natural History 35.169.2:
    […] nōn in Āfricā Hispāniāque ē terrā parietēs, quōs appellant fōrmāceōs, quoniam in fōrmā circumdatīs duābus utrimque tabulīs inferciuntur vērius quam īnstruuntur, aevīs dūrant […] ?
    […] aren't there in Africa and Spain earthen walls - that they call "moulded" because they're made by stuffing rather than building with two boards on either side - don't they last for centuries […] ?

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fōrmāceus fōrmācea fōrmāceum fōrmāceī fōrmāceae fōrmācea
Genitive fōrmāceī fōrmāceae fōrmāceī fōrmāceōrum fōrmāceārum fōrmāceōrum
Dative fōrmāceō fōrmāceō fōrmāceīs
Accusative fōrmāceum fōrmāceam fōrmāceum fōrmāceōs fōrmāceās fōrmācea
Ablative fōrmāceō fōrmāceā fōrmāceō fōrmāceīs
Vocative fōrmācee fōrmācea fōrmāceum fōrmāceī fōrmāceae fōrmācea

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