Latin edit

Etymology edit

From color (color) + -ius.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

colōrius (feminine colōria, neuter colōrium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. variegated
  2. brown

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative colōrius colōria colōrium colōriī colōriae colōria
Genitive colōriī colōriae colōriī colōriōrum colōriārum colōriōrum
Dative colōriō colōriō colōriīs
Accusative colōrium colōriam colōrium colōriōs colōriās colōria
Ablative colōriō colōriā colōriō colōriīs
Vocative colōrie colōria colōrium colōriī colōriae colōria

See also edit

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeusgrīseus (ML. or NL.)      niger, āter, piceus, furvus
             ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceusmurrinus, 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

References edit

  • colorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.