uraeus

See also: uræus

English
WOTD – 21 September 2009
Bust of Tutankhamun with uraeus above the forehead.

Alternative forms

Etymology
From Latin uraeus, from Ancient Greek οὐραῖος (ouraîos). This is traditionally assumed to be from Egyptian jꜥrt (“cobra in threat posture”),
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Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /jʊˈɹiː.əs/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /juˈɹi.əs/, /juˈɹeɪ.əs/

Noun

uraeus (plural uraei or uraeuses)

  1. A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.
    • 20 May 1914, The Times, col. A, page 7:
      In front is an inlaid cobra, the Royal uræus, and around the band are attached 15 rosettes, each composed of four flowers and four leaves of openwork inlaid.
    • 1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings:
      even a fair amount of the gold His caravans returned from the Granite Mountains near the Red Sea, were now being fashioned by royal artisans into amulets, breast pieces, gold collars, bracelets, scarabs, uraei, even gold and silver shabti […] .
    • 2004, Michael Haag, Egypt, page 305:
      In the small chamber opposite are Isis and Selket, and Nefertari's cartouche between two uraeuses.

Translations

References
  1. Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 37

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek οὐραῖος (ouraîos, “of the tail”).

Adjective

ūraeus (feminine ūraea, neuter ūraeum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of the tail
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūraeus ūraea ūraeum ūraeī ūraeae ūraea
Genitive ūraeī ūraeae ūraeī ūraeōrum ūraeārum ūraeōrum
Dative ūraeō ūraeō ūraeīs
Accusative ūraeum ūraeam ūraeum ūraeōs ūraeās ūraea
Ablative ūraeō ūraeā ūraeō ūraeīs
Vocative ūraee ūraea ūraeum ūraeī ūraeae ūraea

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek οὐραῖος (ouraîos, “uraeus”), from Egyptian.

Alternative forms

Noun

ūraeus m (genitive ūraeī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) uraeus, sacred asp
Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ūraeus ūraeī
Genitive ūraeī ūraeōrum
Dative ūraeō ūraeīs
Accusative ūraeum ūraeōs
Ablative ūraeō ūraeīs
Vocative ūraee ūraeī
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