ianthinus

Latin

Alternative forms

• janthinus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰάνθινος (iánthinos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [iˈan.tʰɪ.nʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [iˈan.ti.nus]

Adjective

ianthinus (feminine ianthina, neuter ianthinum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (chiefly fashion) violet (coloured)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ianthinus	ianthina	ianthinum		ianthinī	ianthinae	ianthina
genitive	ianthinī	ianthinae	ianthinī		ianthinōrum	ianthinārum	ianthinōrum
dative	ianthinō	ianthinae	ianthinō		ianthinīs
accusative	ianthinum	ianthinam	ianthinum		ianthinōs	ianthinās	ianthina
ablative	ianthinō	ianthinā	ianthinō		ianthinīs
vocative	ianthine	ianthina	ianthinum		ianthinī	ianthinae	ianthina

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

• “ianthinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ianthinus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.