castaneus

Latin

Etymology

From castanea.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

castaneus (feminine castanea, neuter castaneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (relational) chestnut
2. (Vulgar or Late Latin) brown (chestnut colored)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	castaneus	castanea	castaneum		castaneī	castaneae	castanea
genitive	castaneī	castaneae	castaneī		castaneōrum	castaneārum	castaneōrum
dative	castaneō	castaneae	castaneō		castaneīs
accusative	castaneum	castaneam	castaneum		castaneōs	castaneās	castanea
ablative	castaneō	castaneā	castaneō		castaneīs
vocative	castanee	castanea	castaneum		castaneī	castaneae	castanea

Derived terms

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: cãstãnj
  • Megleno-Romanian: căstǫn'
  • → Romanian: castan
• Italo-Romance:
  • Corsican: castagnu
  • Italian: castagno, ⇒ castano
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: castany
  • Occitan: castanh
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: castañu
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: castanho
    • Fala: castañu
    • Galician: castaño
    • Portuguese: castanho
  • Spanish: castaño
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: castagnu

Related terms

• castanea

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