phoeniceus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

phoenīceus (feminine phoenīcea, neuter phoenīceum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. purple-red

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative phoenīceus phoenīcea phoenīceum phoenīceī phoenīceae phoenīcea
Genitive phoenīceī phoenīceae phoenīceī phoenīceōrum phoenīceārum phoenīceōrum
Dative phoenīceō phoenīceō phoenīceīs
Accusative phoenīceum phoenīceam phoenīceum phoenīceōs phoenīceās phoenīcea
Ablative phoenīceō phoenīceā phoenīceō phoenīceīs
Vocative phoenīcee phoenīcea phoenīceum phoenīceī phoenīceae phoenīcea

Descendants

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

  • phoeniceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers