puniceus

Latin

Etymology

pūnicus +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [puːˈnɪ.ke.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [puˈniː.t͡ʃe.us]

Adjective

pūniceus (feminine pūnicea, neuter pūniceum); first/second-declension adjective

1. pure lively red, scarlet

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pūniceus	pūnicea	pūniceum		pūniceī	pūniceae	pūnicea
genitive	pūniceī	pūniceae	pūniceī		pūniceōrum	pūniceārum	pūniceōrum
dative	pūniceō	pūniceae	pūniceō		pūniceīs
accusative	pūniceum	pūniceam	pūniceum		pūniceōs	pūniceās	pūnicea
ablative	pūniceō	pūniceā	pūniceō		pūniceīs
vocative	pūnicee	pūnicea	pūniceum		pūniceī	pūniceae	pūnicea

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

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