Latin edit

Etymology edit

From āter (dark) +‎ purpureus (purple).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. dark purple (coloured)

Declension edit

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 edit

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeusgrīseus (ML. or NL.)      niger, āter, piceus, furvus
             ruber, rūfus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceusmurrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)              flāvus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus