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griseus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, found in Medieval Latin. See French gris and older Latin ravus.

Adjective

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grīseus (feminine grīsea, neuter grīseum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) grey

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative grīseus grīsea grīseum grīseī grīseae grīsea
genitive grīseī grīseae grīseī grīseōrum grīseārum grīseōrum
dative grīseō grīseae grīseō grīseīs
accusative grīseum grīseam grīseum grīseōs grīseās grīsea
ablative grīseō grīseā grīseō grīseīs
vocative grīsee grīsea grīseum grīseī grīseae grīsea

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: gris, grise (reborrowing[1])

See also

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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

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  1. ^ grīs”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
  • "griseus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • griseus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • griseus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016