azurinus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Romance words such as Old French azur and Old Italian azzurro, ultimately borrowed from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, “lapis lazuli”), dropping the l as if it were equivalent to the French article l'.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [az.zʊˈriː.nʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ad.d͡zuˈriː.nus]

Adjective

azurīnus (feminine azurīna, neuter azurīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) Of blue colour.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	azurīnus	azurīna	azurīnum		azurīnī	azurīnae	azurīna
genitive	azurīnī	azurīnae	azurīnī		azurīnōrum	azurīnārum	azurīnōrum
dative	azurīnō	azurīnae	azurīnō		azurīnīs
accusative	azurīnum	azurīnam	azurīnum		azurīnōs	azurīnās	azurīna
ablative	azurīnō	azurīnā	azurīnō		azurīnīs
vocative	azurīne	azurīna	azurīnum		azurīnī	azurīnae	azurīna

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)

albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic)	rāvus, pullus, mūrīnus (of livestock)	niger, āter, furvus, fuscus ("swarthy"), piceus (poetic)
ruber, russus, rūbidus (dark), flammeus (poetic); rutilus, pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic)	rūfus, rutilus, rōbus (of oxen), croceus (poetic), aureus (poetic); fulvus (poetic), niger (of eyes), badius (of horses)	lūteus, flāvus ("blond"), lūridus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic)
viridis, flāvus (poetic)	viridis, herbeus (of eyes), fulvus (poetic)	viridis, glaucus (poetic), caeruleus (poetic, only dark)
	glaucus (poetic), caeruleus, caesius (of eyes)	caeruleus, līvidus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus (poetic)
violāceus	purpureus (underlying shade)	roseus

References

• azurinus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016