atropurpureus

Latin

Etymology

From āter (“dark”) +‎ purpureus (“purple”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aː.tro.purˈpu.re.us/, [äːt̪rɔpʊrˈpʊreʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.tro.purˈpu.re.us/, [ät̪ropurˈpuːreus]

Adjective

ātropurpureus (feminine ātropurpurea, neuter ātropurpureum); first/second-declension adjective

1. dark purple (coloured)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ātropurpureus	ātropurpurea	ātropurpureum		ātropurpureī	ātropurpureae	ātropurpurea
Genitive	ātropurpureī	ātropurpureae	ātropurpureī		ātropurpureōrum	ātropurpureārum	ātropurpureōrum
Dative	ātropurpureō		ātropurpureō		ātropurpureīs
Accusative	ātropurpureum	ātropurpuream	ātropurpureum		ātropurpureōs	ātropurpureās	ātropurpurea
Ablative	ātropurpureō	ātropurpureā	ātropurpureō		ātropurpureīs
Vocative	ātropurpuree	ātropurpurea	ātropurpureum		ātropurpureī	ātropurpureae	ātropurpurea

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)

albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)	glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeus, grīseus (ML. or NL.)	niger, āter, piceus, furvus
ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceus, murrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius	rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, suffuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)	flāvus, sufflāvus, flāvidus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.)
galbus, galbinus, lūridus	viridis	prasinus
cȳaneus	caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), caesius, blāvus (LL.)	glaucus; līvidus; venetus
violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)	ostrīnus, amethystīnus	purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus