ostricolor
Latin
Etymology
From ostrum (“purple”) + color (“colour”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /osˈtri.ko.lor/, [ɔs̠ˈt̪ɾɪkɔɫ̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /osˈtri.ko.lor/, [ɔsˈt̪ɾiːkɔlɔr]
Adjective
ostricolor (genitive ostricolōris); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (poetic) purple-coloured
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ostricolor | ostricolōrēs | ostricolōria | ||
| Genitive | ostricolōris | ostricolōrium | |||
| Dative | ostricolōrī | ostricolōribus | |||
| Accusative | ostricolōrem | ostricolor | ostricolōrēs | ostricolōria | |
| Ablative | ostricolōrī | ostricolōribus | |||
| Vocative | ostricolor | ostricolōrēs | ostricolōria | ||
Related terms
- ostrum
- ostrinus
References
- ostricolor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- ostricolor in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934