ostrinus
Latin
Etymology
From ostrum (“purple”) + -inus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /osˈtriː.nus/, [ɔs̠ˈt̪ɾiːnʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /osˈtri.nus/, [ɔsˈt̪ɾiːnus]
Adjective
ostrīnus (feminine ostrīna, neuter ostrīnum); first/second-declension adjective
- (poetic) purple
- Synonyms: purpureus, amethystinus
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ostrīnus | ostrīna | ostrīnum | ostrīnī | ostrīnae | ostrīna | |
| Genitive | ostrīnī | ostrīnae | ostrīnī | ostrīnōrum | ostrīnārum | ostrīnōrum | |
| Dative | ostrīnō | ostrīnō | ostrīnīs | ||||
| Accusative | ostrīnum | ostrīnam | ostrīnum | ostrīnōs | ostrīnās | ostrīna | |
| Ablative | ostrīnō | ostrīnā | ostrīnō | ostrīnīs | |||
| Vocative | ostrīne | ostrīna | ostrīnum | ostrīnī | ostrīnae | ostrīna | |
Related terms
- ostricolor
See also
| Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| candidus, albus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus | rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cineraceus, plumbeus, grīseus | āter, niger, piceus | ||
| pūniceus, murrinus, rūfus, ruber, russus, rubrīcus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius | rutilus, armeniacus, auranteus, aurantiacus; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx | gilvus, helvus, fulvus, flāvus, croceus, pallidus, lūteus, blondinus | ||
| galbus, galbinus, lūridus | viridis | prasinus | ||
| cyaneus | caeruleus, azurīnus, blavus | glaucus; līvidus; venetus | ||
| violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus | ostrīnus, amethystīnus | purpureus, ātropurpūreus, roseus, rosāceus | ||
References
- ostrinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- ostrinus in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934