purpureus

Latin

Etymology

From porphyritica

Adjective

purpūreus m. (feminine purpūrea, neuter purpūreum); first/second declension

1. purple, including reddish, violet, and brownish
2. clothed in purple
3. (figuratively) brilliant, shining, beautiful

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	purpūreus	purpūrea	purpūreum		purpūreī	purpūreae	purpūrea
genitive	purpūreī	purpūreae	purpūreī		purpūreōrum	purpūreārum	purpūreōrum
dative	purpūreō	purpūreae	purpūreō		purpūreīs	purpūreīs	purpūreīs
accusative	purpūreum	purpūream	purpūreum		purpūreōs	purpūreās	purpūrea
ablative	purpūreō	purpūreā	purpūreō		purpūreīs	purpūreīs	purpūreīs
vocative	purpūree	purpūrea	purpūreum		purpūreī	purpūreae	purpūrea

Related terms

purpura purpurāmentum purpurāria purpurārius

purpurascō purpurātus purpurētica pururissātus

purpurissum purpurīticus purpurō

Descendants

• English: purple
• Italian: purpureo

References

• purpureus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879