purpureus

Latin

Etymology

Either from purpura (“purple”) +‎ -eus or borrowed from Ancient Greek πορφύρεος (porphúreos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /purˈpu.re.us/, [pʊrˈpʊ.re.ʊs]

Adjective

purpureus (feminine purpurea, neuter purpureum); first/second declension

  1. purple, including reddish, violet, and brownish
  2. clothed in purple
  3. (figuratively) brilliant, shining, beautiful

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative purpureus purpurea purpureum purpureī purpureae purpurea
Genitive purpureī purpureae purpureī purpureōrum purpureārum purpureōrum
Dative purpureō purpureae purpureō purpureīs purpureīs purpureīs
Accusative purpureum purpuream purpureum purpureōs purpureās purpurea
Ablative purpureō purpureā purpureō purpureīs purpureīs purpureīs
Vocative purpuree purpurea purpureum purpureī purpureae purpurea

Descendants

See also
Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     candidus, albus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus      cānus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinericeus, plumbeus, grīseus      āter, niger, piceus
             pūniceus, murrhinus, rūfus, ruber, russus, rubrīcus, mulleus ; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, auranteus, aurantiacus ; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx              gilvus, helvus, fulvus, flāvus, croceus, pallidus, lūteus
             galbus, galbīnus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cyaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus              glaucus; līvidus; venetus, blaveus
             violāceus, ianthinus              purpureus, ostrīnus, ātropurpūreus, amethystīnus              roseus, rosāceus

References
  • purpureus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • purpureus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • purpureus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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