violaceus

English

Adjective

violaceus (comparative more violaceus, superlative most violaceus)

  1. Characteristic of violets or related plants
  2. Having a purple colour

Latin

Etymology

From viola (“violet flower”) +‎ -āceus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /wi.oˈlaː.ke.us/, [wi.ɔˈɫaː.ke.ʊs]

Adjective

violāceus (feminine violācea, neuter violāceum); first/second declension

  1. violet (coloured)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative violāceus violācea violāceum violāceī violāceae violācea
genitive violāceī violāceae violāceī violāceōrum violāceārum violāceōrum
dative violāceō violāceō violāceīs
accusative violāceum violāceam violāceum violāceōs violāceās violācea
ablative violāceō violāceā violāceō violāceīs
vocative violācee violācea violāceum violāceī violāceae violācea

References

  • violaceus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • violaceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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