azureus

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Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key):
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key):

Adjective

azureus (feminine azurea, neuter azureum); first/second-declension adjective

(Medieval Latin, New Latin) Of a deep blue colour.

Usage notes

This adjective is most common as a specific epithet in botanical names. In plants, because real blue is so rare and the quality of the colour changes with time, colours which would otherwise be grouped as purple or violet are considered to be blue.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular				plural
nominative	azureus	azurea	azureum		azureī	azureae	azurea
genitive	azureī	azureae	azureī		azureōrum	azureārum	azureōrum
dative	azureō	azureae	azureō		azureīs
accusative	azureum	azuream	azureum		azureōs	azureās	azurea
ablative	azureō	azureā	azureō		azureīs
vocative	azuree	azurea	azureum		azureī	azureae	azurea

Descendants

taxonomic name: Hypothymis azurea

References

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

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