fulvus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥wós, from *bʰel- (“to shine”) + *-wós (whence -vus). See fulgeō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfʊɫ.wʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈful.vus]
Adjective
[edit]fulvus (feminine fulva, neuter fulvum); first/second-declension adjective
- glistering, gleaming
- (poetic) the glowing, saturated color of bronze, of gold, of the coat of animals like lions and eagles, of sand, of earth, of chalcedony, etc.: approximately fulvous, but in some cases verdant; essentially, "when bronze meets light"
Usage notes
[edit]- Semantically connected to the verb fulgeō.
- As a color term, it was considered to be a subset of rūfus (“red”). Marcus Fronto alleged that the color could incline both toward rūfus (“red”) and toward viridis (“verdant”), but unlike flāvus (“blond”), did not include in its formulation albus, implying high saturation.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | fulvus | fulva | fulvum | fulvī | fulvae | fulva | |
| genitive | fulvī | fulvae | fulvī | fulvōrum | fulvārum | fulvōrum | |
| dative | fulvō | fulvae | fulvō | fulvīs | |||
| accusative | fulvum | fulvam | fulvum | fulvōs | fulvās | fulva | |
| ablative | fulvō | fulvā | fulvō | fulvīs | |||
| vocative | fulve | fulva | fulvum | fulvī | fulvae | fulva | |
Related terms
[edit]- fulvaster
- fulvēscēns
- fulviceps (Fulvous-headed)
- fulvicrissa (Fulvous-vented)
- fulvifrons
- fulvipectus (Fulvous-breasted)
- fulviventris (Fulvous-bellied)
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]| 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
[edit]- “fulvus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fulvus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “fulvus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “fulvus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray