azurinus

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Romance words such as Old French azur and Old Italian azzurro, ultimately borrowed from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, lapis lazuli), dropping the l as if it were equivalent to the French article l’.

Pronunciation

Adjective

azurīnus (feminine azurīna, neuter azurīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Medieval Latin) Of blue colour.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative azurīnus azurīna azurīnum azurīnī azurīnae azurīna
genitive azurīnī azurīnae azurīnī azurīnōrum azurīnārum azurīnōrum
dative azurīnō azurīnae azurīnō azurīnīs
accusative azurīnum azurīnam azurīnum azurīnōs azurīnās azurīna
ablative azurīnō azurīnā azurīnō azurīnīs
vocative azurīne azurīna azurīnum azurīnī azurīnae azurīna

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

References

  • azurinus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016