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Name of Colors in Latin (with audio)

Hello Latin learners,

In this lesson we will learn the adjectives of colors in Latin.

Below is a list of colors in English and their equivalent in Latin.

Colors = Colores [ko'lo'res] in Latin.

Happy learning ! :)

Colors in Latin

Latin	English	Pronunciation (audio)
āter, ātra, ātrum	black (like a coal, not glossy); dark, gloomy
niger, nigra, nigrum	black (glossy); dark
albus, a, um	white (dead white, not shining)
candidus, a, um	white (shining, dazzling)
ruber, rubra, rubrum	red
rūfus, a, um	ruddy, red-haired
aurantius, a, um	orange
aureus, a, um	golden, gold
flāvus, a, um	yellow, blond/e-haired
lūteus, a, um	yellow
viridis, e	green
caeruleus, a, um	blue
purpureus, a, um	purple
roseus, a, um	pink, rose
fuscus, a, um	brown
cānus, a, um	gray, gray-haired

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