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pallidus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From palleō +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pallidus (feminine pallida, neuter pallidum, comparative pallidior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. pale, pallid, wan
  2. that makes or causes a pale condition
  3. (by extension) musty, moldy, hoary
  4. (figuratively) frightened, pale with fright
  5. greenish
  6. in love

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative pallidus pallida pallidum pallidī pallidae pallida
genitive pallidī pallidae pallidī pallidōrum pallidārum pallidōrum
dative pallidō pallidae pallidō pallidīs
accusative pallidum pallidam pallidum pallidōs pallidās pallida
ablative pallidō pallidā pallidō pallidīs
vocative pallide pallida pallidum pallidī pallidae pallida

Derived terms

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Descendants

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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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  • pallidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pallidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pallidus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “pallidus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 455