amethystinus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμεθῠ́στῐνος (amethústinos, of amethyst).

Pronunciation

Adjective

amethystinus (feminine amethystina, neuter amethystinum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of the color of amethyst, amethyst green
  2. set or adorned with amethyst

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative amethystinus amethystina amethystinum amethystinī amethystinae amethystina
Genitive amethystinī amethystinae amethystinī amethystinōrum amethystinārum amethystinōrum
Dative amethystinō amethystinō amethystinīs
Accusative amethystinum amethystinam amethystinum amethystinōs amethystinās amethystina
Ablative amethystinō amethystinā amethystinō amethystinīs
Vocative amethystine amethystina amethystinum amethystinī amethystinae amethystina

Descendants

  • English: amethystine

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeusgrīseus (ML. or NL.)      niger, āter, piceus, furvus
             ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceusmurrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, suffuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)              flāvus, sufflāvus, flāvidus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), caesius, blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus

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