ostricolor

Latin

Etymology

From ostrum (“purple”) +‎ color (“colour”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /osˈtri.ko.lor/, [ɔs̠ˈt̪rɪkɔɫ̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /osˈtri.ko.lor/, [osˈt̪riːkolor]

Adjective

ostricolor (genitive ostricolōris); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (poetic) purple-coloured

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	ostricolor			ostricolōrēs	ostricolōria
Genitive	ostricolōris			ostricolōrium
Dative	ostricolōrī			ostricolōribus
Accusative	ostricolōrem	ostricolor		ostricolōrēs	ostricolōria
Ablative	ostricolōrī			ostricolōribus
Vocative	ostricolor			ostricolōrēs	ostricolōria

Related terms

• ostrum
• ostrinus

References

• “ostricolor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ostricolor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.