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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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 |aurantius, a, um
 |orange
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+|[[File:aurantius_latin.mp3]]
 |Not used very often in classical Latin
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 |aureus, a, um
 |golden, gold
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+|[[File:aureus_latin.mp3]]
 |
 |-
 |flāvus, a, um
 |yellow, blond/e-haired
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+|[[File:flavus_latin.mp3]]
 |
 |-
 |lūteus, a, um
 |yellow
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+|[[File:luteus_latin.mp3]]
 |Not often used
 |-
 |viridis, e
 |green
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+|[[File:viridis_latin.mp3]]
 |3rd declension adjective
 |-
 |caeruleus, a, um
 |blue
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+|[[File:careuleus_latin.mp3]]
 |
 |-
 |purpureus, a, um
 |purple
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+|[[File:purpuleus_latin.mp3]]
 |
 |-
 |roseus, a, um
 |pink, rose
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+|[[File:roseus_latin.mp3]]
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 |-
 |fuscus, a, um
 |brown
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+|[[File:fuscus_latin.mp3]]
 |
 |-
 |cānus, a, um
 |gray, gray-haired
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+|[[File:canus_latin.mp3]]
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 |}