Purpurio

Latin

Etymology

From purpura (“purple”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /purˈpu.ri.oː/, [pʊrˈpʊrioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /purˈpu.ri.o/, [purˈpuːrio]

Proper noun

Purpuriō m sg (genitive Purpuriōnis); third declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Lucius Furius Purpurio, a Roman praetor

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Purpuriō
Genitive	Purpuriōnis
Dative	Purpuriōnī
Accusative	Purpuriōnem
Ablative	Purpuriōne
Vocative	Purpuriō

References

• Purpurio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.