brunneus

Latin

Etymology

From Late Latin brūnus (“brown”) +‎ -eus, from Frankish *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbrʊn.ne.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbrun.ne.us]

Adjective

brunneus (feminine brunnea, neuter brunneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) brown

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	brunneus	brunnea	brunneum		brunneī	brunneae	brunnea
genitive	brunneī	brunneae	brunneī		brunneōrum	brunneārum	brunneōrum
dative	brunneō	brunneae	brunneō		brunneīs
accusative	brunneum	brunneam	brunneum		brunneōs	brunneās	brunnea
ablative	brunneō	brunneā	brunneō		brunneīs
vocative	brunnee	brunnea	brunneum		brunneī	brunneae	brunnea

Descendants

• → English: brunneous

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