colorius

Latin

Etymology

From color (“color”) + -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔˈɫoː.ri.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [koˈlɔː.ri.us]

Adjective

colōrius (feminine colōria, neuter colōrium); first/second-declension adjective

1. variegated
2. brown

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	colōrius	colōria	colōrium		colōriī	colōriae	colōria
genitive	colōriī	colōriae	colōriī		colōriōrum	colōriārum	colōriōrum
dative	colōriō	colōriae	colōriō		colōriīs
accusative	colōrium	colōriam	colōrium		colōriōs	colōriās	colōria
ablative	colōriō	colōriā	colōriō		colōriīs
vocative	colōrie	colōria	colōrium		colōriī	colōriae	colōria

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

• “colorius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.