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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 ! :)

Latin	English	Note
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	Not used very often in classical Latin
aureus, a, um	golden, gold
flāvus, a, um	yellow, blond/e-haired
lūteus, a, um	yellow	Not often used
viridis, e	green	3rd declension adjective
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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 |āter, ātra, ātrum
 |black (like a  coal, not glossy); dark, gloomy
 |[[File:alter_latin.mp3]]
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 |niger, nigra, nigrum
 |black (glossy); dark
 |[[File:niger_latin.mp3]]
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 |albus, a, um
 |white (dead  white, not shining)
 |[[File:albus_latin.mp3]]
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 |candidus, a, um
 |white (shining, dazzling)
 |[[File:candidus_latin.mp3]]
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 |ruber, rubra, rubrum
 |red
 |[[File:ruber_latin.mp3]]
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 |rūfus, a, um
 |ruddy, red-haired
 |[[File:rufus_latin.mp3]]
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 |aurantius, a, um
 |orange
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+|Not used very often in classical Latin
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 |aureus, a, um
 |golden, gold
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 |flāvus, a, um
 |yellow, blond/e-haired
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 |yellow
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+|Not often used
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 |viridis, e
 |green
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+|3rd declension adjective
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 |caeruleus, a, um
 |blue
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 |purpureus, a, um
 |purple
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 |roseus, a, um
 |pink, rose
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 |fuscus, a, um
 |brown
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 |cānus, a, um
 |gray, gray-haired
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