azureus
See also: Azureus
Latin
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /azˈzu.re.us/, [äz̪ˈd̪͡z̪ʊreʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /adˈd͡zu.re.us/, [äd̪ˈd̪͡z̪uːreus]
Adjective
azureus (feminine azurea, neuter azureum); first/second-declension adjective
- (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Of a deep blue colour.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | azureus | azurea | azureum | azureī | azureae | azurea | |
Genitive | azureī | azureae | azureī | azureōrum | azureārum | azureōrum | |
Dative | azureō | azureō | azureīs | ||||
Accusative | azureum | azuream | azureum | azureōs | azureās | azurea | |
Ablative | azureō | azureā | azureō | azureīs | |||
Vocative | azuree | azurea | azureum | azureī | azureae | azurea |
Usage notes
- This adjective is most common as a specific epithet in botanical names. In plants, because real blue is so rare and the quality of the colour changes with time, colours which would otherwise be grouped as purple or violet are considered to be blue.