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Hello everybody,
Hello everybody,


In this lesson we will learn  the adjectives of colors in Latin.  
In this lesson we will learn  the adjectives of colors in Latin.  
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Colors =  Colores [ko'lo'res] in Latin.
Colors =  Colores [ko'lo'res] in Latin.


Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!


Good learning ! :)




Happy learning ! :)


== Colors in Latin ==


{| class="wikitable"
!Colors
!Colors in Latin
!Pronunciation
|-
|Black
|'''<big>Ater, Niger</big>'''
|'''''[a'ter],[ni'ger]'''''
|-
|White
|'''<big>Albus, Candidus</big>'''
|'''''[al'bus][kandi'dus]'''''
|-
|Red
|'''<big>Ruber</big>'''
|'''''[ru'ber]'''''
|-
|Green
|'''<big>Viridis</big>'''
|'''''[wi'ri'dis]'''''
|-
|Yellow
|'''<big>Flavus</big>'''
|'''''[fla'wus]'''''
|-
|Blue
|'''<big>Caeruleus</big>'''
|'''''[ke'ru'li'us]'''''
|-
|Grey
|'''<big>Ravus</big>'''
|'''''[ra'wus]'''''
|-
|Silver
|'''<big>Argenteus</big>'''
|'''''[ar'gen'te'us]'''''
|-
|Gold
|'''<big>Aureus</big>'''
|'''''[au're'us]'''''
|-
|Pink
|'''''<big>Roseus</big>'''''
|'''''[ru'se'us]'''''
|-
|Brown
|'''<big>Brunneus, fuscus</big>'''
|'''''[bru'ne'us] [fus'kus]'''''
|}


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==Colors in Latin and other languages==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>LATIN</big>'''
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION IN</big>'''
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|-
|
|
|
|
|-
|black  (mas)
|'''<big>niger</big>'''
|'''''nih jehr'''''
|preto
|-
|black (fem)
|'''<big>nigra</big>'''
|'''''nih grah'''''
|preta
|-
|black (mas pl)
|'''<big>nigri</big>'''
|'''''nih grih'''''
|pretos
|-
|black (fem pl)
|'''<big>nigræ</big>'''
|'''''nih grah ih'''''
|pretas
|-
|'''<big> </big>'''
|''''' '''''
|-
|white (mas) 
|'''<big>albus</big>'''
|'''''ahl boos'''''
|branco
|-
|white (fem)
|'''<big>alba</big>'''
|'''''ahl bah'''''
|branca
|-
|white (mas pl)
|'''<big>albi</big>'''
|'''''ahl bih'''''
|brancos
|-
|white (fem pl)
|'''<big>albæ</big>'''
|'''''ahl bah ih'''''
|brancas
|-
|'''<big> </big>'''
|''''' '''''
|-
|red (mas)
|'''<big>ruber</big>'''
|'''''roo behr'''''
|vermelho
|-
|red (fem)
|'''<big>rubra</big>'''
|'''''rou brah'''''
|vermelha
|-
|red (mas pl)
|'''<big>rubri</big>'''
|'''''rou brih'''''
|vermelhos
|-
|red (fem pl)
|'''<big>rubræ</big>'''
|'''''rou brah ih'''''
|vermelhas
|-
|'''<big> </big>'''
|''''' '''''
|-
|blue (mas) 
|'''<big>cæruleus</big>'''
|'''''keh rou leh oos'''''
|azul (mas)
|-
|blue (fem)
|'''<big>cærulea</big>'''
|'''''keh rou leh ah'''''
|azul (fem)
|-
|blue (mas pl)
|'''<big>cærulei</big>'''
|'''''keh rou leh ih'''''
|azuis (mas pl)
|-
|blue (fem pl)
|'''<big>cærulæ</big>'''
|'''''keh rou lah ih'''''
|azuis (fem pl)
|-
|'''<big> </big>'''
|''''' '''''
|-
|yellow (mas)
|'''<big>flavus</big>'''
|'''''flah voos'''''
|amarelo
|-
|yellow (fem)
|'''<big>flava</big>'''
|'''''flah vah'''''
|amarela
|-
|yellow (mas pl)
|'''<big>flavi</big>'''
|'''''flah vih'''''
|amarelos
|-
|yellow (fem pl)
|'''<big>flavæ</big>'''
|'''''flah vah ih'''''
|amarelas
|-
|'''<big> </big>'''
|''''' '''''
|-
|green (mas)
|'''<big>viridis</big>'''
|'''''vih rih dihs'''''
|verde (mas)
|-
|green (fem)
|'''<big>viridis</big>'''
|'''''vih rih dihs'''''
|verde (fem)
|-
|green (mas pl)
|'''<big>virides</big>'''
|'''''vih rih dehs'''''
|verdes (mas pl)
|-
|green (fem pl)
|'''<big>virides</big>'''
|'''''vih rih dehs'''''
|verdes (fem pl)
|-
|'''<big> </big>'''
|''''' '''''
|-
|brown (mas)
|'''<big>aquilus</big>'''
|'''''ah kou ih loos'''''
|marron (mas)
|-
|brown (fem)
|'''<big>aquila</big>'''
|'''''ah kou ih lah'''''
|marron (fem)
|-
|brown (mas pl)
|'''<big>aquili</big>'''
|'''''ah kou ih lih'''''
|marrons (mas pl)
|-
|brown (fem pl)
|'''<big>aquilæ</big>'''
|'''''ah kou ih lah ih'''''
|marrons (fem pl)
|}
==Sentences ==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Latin'''
!'''English'''
|-
|Magistra in  tabulā atrā scrībit.
|The teacher  writes on the blackboard.  
|-
|capillus niger
|black hair
|-
|fēmina capillīs nigrīs
|a woman with  black hair
|-
|Equī nigrī in  agrīs viridibus currunt.
|The black horses  run in the green fields.  
|-
|In ātrā nocte  multōs colōrēs nōn vidēmus.
|We do not see  many colors in the black night.
|-
|Suntne avēs candidae aut nigrae?
|Are the birds  white or black?
|-
|Ovis est alba, nōn  ātra.
|The sheep is  white, not black.  
|-
|Nix est candida.
|The snow is  dazzling white.
|-
|Puella mālum rubrum edit.
|The girl eats the  red apple.
|-
|Avis est rubra.
|The bird is red.
|-
|album ōvī
|the white of an  egg
|-
|album oculī
|the white of the  eye
|-
|Aqua est caerulea;  caelum est caeruleum.
|The water is  blue; the sky is blue.
|-
|Canis Lūciae est fuscus.
|Lucia’s dog is brown.
|-
|Barbarus est rūfus;  senator est cānus; puella est flāva.
|The barbarian is  ruddy/red-haired; the senator is gray-haired; the girl is blonde.
|-
|In vīllā flāvā habitō.
|I live in a  yellow farmhouse.
|-
|Lūteum ovī
|the yolk of an  egg
|-
|Pāpiliō purpureus pulcher est.
|The purple  butterfly is pretty.
|-
|Ūva est purpurea;  vīnum est purpureum.
|The grape is  purple; the wine is purple.  
|-
|Prīmā lūce caelum  est roseum.
|At dawn (first  light) the sky is pink.
|-
|Hortus viridis manet.
|The garden remains green.
|-
|Virent ōva! Viret perna!!
|Green Eggs and Ham
|}


==Video==
==Video==

Revision as of 20:52, 2 June 2022

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Hello everybody,


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

Below is a list of colors in English their equivalents and pronunciation in Latin

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

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!


Happy learning ! :)


Latin

English

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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