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

1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Of a deep blue colour.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
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.

References

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets