cyaneus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷei- (“to shine, white, light”), related to Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kyːˈa.ne.us/, [kyːˈa.ne.ʊs]
Adjective
cȳaneus (feminine cȳanea, neuter cȳaneum); first/second declension
- deep or dark blue (colour)
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | cȳaneus | cȳanea | cȳaneum | cȳaneī | cȳaneae | cȳanea | |
| Genitive | cȳaneī | cȳaneae | cȳaneī | cȳaneōrum | cȳaneārum | cȳaneōrum | |
| Dative | cȳaneō | cȳaneae | cȳaneō | cȳaneīs | cȳaneīs | cȳaneīs | |
| Accusative | cȳaneum | cȳaneam | cȳaneum | cȳaneōs | cȳaneās | cȳanea | |
| Ablative | cȳaneō | cȳaneā | cȳaneō | cȳaneīs | cȳaneīs | cȳaneīs | |
| Vocative | cȳanee | cȳanea | cȳaneum | cȳaneī | cȳaneae | cȳanea | |
Derived terms
- cȳanescēns
- cȳanēscō
References
- cyaneus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cyaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- cyaneus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly