griseus

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word griseus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word griseus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say griseus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word griseus you have here. The definition of the word griseus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgriseus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, found in Medieval Latin. See French gris and older Latin ravus.

Adjective

grīseus (feminine grīsea, neuter grīseum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) grey

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative grīseus grīsea grīseum grīseī grīseae grīsea
Genitive grīseī grīseae grīseī grīseōrum grīseārum grīseōrum
Dative grīseō grīseō grīseīs
Accusative grīseum grīseam grīseum grīseōs grīseās grīsea
Ablative grīseō grīseā grīseō grīseīs
Vocative grīsee grīsea grīseum grīseī grīseae grīsea

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: gris, grise (reborrowing)

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

  1. ^ grīs”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
  • griseus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • griseus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • griseus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016