Language/Latin/Vocabulary/Colors
Hello Latin learners,
In this lesson we will learn the adjectives of colors in Latin.
Color names are adjectives. It should be noted that there are several Latin terms for the same color.
Color names are adjectives. It should be noted that there are many variations for colors in Latin.
You will first find a limited list of colors and their pronunciation and at the end of the lesson a more comprehensive list.
Colors = Colores [ko'lo'res] in Latin.
Happy learning ! :)
Main Colors in Latin
|
Latin |
English |
Pronunciation (audio) | 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 |
Comprehensive List of Colors in Latin
| Latin | English |
| âter, âtra, âtrum | dull black |
| niger, nigra, nigrum | glossy black |
| piceus, -a, -um | pitch black |
| furvus, -a, -um | dark, black |
| pullus, -a, -um | dark-colored, dark gray |
| viridis, -is, -e | green (most common term) |
| virêns, -ntis | green (some shade of) |
| viridulus, -a, -um | green (some shade of) |
| prasinus, -a, -um | bright grass green, leek green |
| smaragdinus, -a, -um | emerald green |
| herbâceus, -a, -um | grass green |
| olîvâceus, -a, -um | olive green |
| venetus, -a, -um | (deep) sea green |
| glaucus, -a, -um | (light) sea green (a dull blue-green,
passing into graying blue) |
| perviridis, -is, -e | very green |
| chlôrînus, -a, -um | chartreuse |
| vireô, -êre, -uî | to be green (of green foliage) |
| viridêns, -ntis | green (of things growing) |
| virêscô, -êre | to become green |
| subviridis, -is, -e | greenish |
| caeruleus, -a, -um | sky-blue (esp. of eyes) |
| subcaeruleus | bluish |
| cÿaneus, -a, -um | dark blue |
| lîvidus, -a, -um | leaden blue |
| venetus, -a, -um | azure blue |
| caesius, -a, -um | bluish gray (esp. of eyes); lavender
(pale blue, with a slight mixture of gray) |
| violâceus, -a, -um | mauve; violet |
| purpureus, -a, -um | purple (dull red with a slight
dash of blue) |
| rûfus, -a, -um | red (all shades) |
| ruber, -bra, -brum | red (common term for any pure red) |
| sanguineus, -a, -um | blood red |
| rutilus, -a, -um | bright red |
| cardinâlis, -is, -e | cardinal red/hochrot/purpúreo |
| rubidus, -a, -um | dark red/dunkelrot, braunrot
/colorado pardusco oscuro |
| cerasinus, -a, -um | cherry-red/kirschrot/de color cereza |
| coccineus, -a, -um | crimson; deep red; vermilion
/scharlachfarben/escarlata, bermellón |
| phoenîceus, -a, -um | pure lively red; scarlet/purpurfarben
/escarlata, rojo púrpura, rojo violeta |
| russus, -a, -um | red, russet; red-haired/hellfleischrot
/rojizo marrón |
| miniâtus, -a, -um | scarlet; vermilion/zinnoberrot
/bermellón |
| roseus, -a, -um | pink/rosefarbig, rosig/rosa, rosado |
| pûniceus, -a, -um | pink; pure lively red/rosafarben,
blassrot; purpurfarben, purpurrot /encarnado, rosa |
| subroseus, -a, -um | pinkish/rötlich, blassrosa
/(un poquito) rosáceo |
| subruber, -bra, -brum | reddish/rötlich/rojizo |
| rubellus, -a, -um | reddish/rötlich/rojizo |
| subrûfus, -a, -um | reddish/etwas rötlich/rojizo |
| rûfulus, -a, -um | reddish (of hair)/rötlich/pelirrojillo |
| rubicundus, -a, -um | reddish (of the skin; flushed)
/(hoch)rot, rötlich/rubicundo |
| rôbîginôsus, -a, -um | rust-colored/rostfarben
/de color de herrumbre o de orín |
| armeniacus, -a, -um | dull orange (apricot-color)
/matt orange, aprikosenfarbig, rotgelb /albaricoque, de color amarillo anaranjado |
| fulvus, -a, -um | hazel (light to strong brown); sandy;
tan; tawny (dull yellow, with a mixture of gray and brown) brown; strawberry blond (dull yellow to reddish brown: hair, wine, sand, gold, stars, jasper) /rotgelb, rojizo, braungelb; bräunlich; blond/leonado, rojizo, dorado |
| cervînus, -a, -um | tawny (darker brown than fulvus),
deerskin brown/lohfarben /marrón [< cervus deer/Hirsch/ciervo] |
| brunneus, -a, -um | brown (of Germanic origin)/braun
(germanischen Ursprungs) /marrón (de origen germánico) |
| spâdîx, -îcis | chestnut; strong brown
/kastanienbraun/castaño [< Gr., torn-off branch /abgerissener Zweig/rama arrancada] |
| badius, -a, -um | chestnut (of horses only)/
kastanienbraun (nur von Pferden) /castaño (solo de caballos) |
| fuscus, -a, -um | dark brown/scwarzbraun
/moreno oscuro |
| spâdîceus, -a, -um | bright brown/hellbraun
/moreno claro |
| gilvus, -a, -um (gilbus) | dun-colored, pale yellow (from almost
neutral brownish gray to dull grayish brown; of horses only) /isabellfarbig (nur von Pferden) bayo (solo de caballos), amarillo grisáceo pálido (solo de caballos) |
| carneus, -a, -um | flesh-colored/fleischfarbig
/de color carne |
| aurantius, -a, -um | orange/orangenfarben/naranja |
| lûteus, -a, -um | orange; deep yellow (like egg yolk)
/goldgelb, rötlich gelb (wie Eigelb) /amarillento, color de fuego, azafrán (como yema de huevo) |
| vitellînus, -a, -um | deep yellow (like egg yolk [vitellus])
/goldgelb, rötlich gelb (wie Eidotter [vitellus]) /amarillo azafranado (como yema [vitellus] de huevo) |
| flammeus, -a, -um | flame-colored/feuerrotgelb
/rojo amarillento encendido, de color de la flama |
| electricus, -a, -um | amber/bernsteinfarben/ambarino,
de color amarillo anarajado |
| citreus, -a, -um | lemon yellow (purest yellow,
without any brightness)/zitronengelb /limonado, amarillo (puro, no brillante) |
| aureus, -a, -um | golden (of hair)/goldfarbig/áureo, |
| aureolus, -a, -um | golden/schön golden/dorado,
de color de oro |
| flâvus, -a, -um | yellow (commonest term,
a pale yellow)/gelb (in allen Abstufungen)/flavo, dorado, amarillo (todos matices) |
| flâvidus, -a, -um | yellowish; beige/gelblich;
beigefarben/beis, de color marrón amarillento muy claro |
| sufflâvus, -a, -um | yellowish (of hair, approaching blond)
/hellblond/algo rubio (de pelo) |
| râvus, -a, -um | yellowish gray/graugelb, fahl/gris
amarillento, leonado |
| crêtâceus, -a, -um | dull white (like chalk [crêta])
/kreideweiss [< crêta, Kreide] /blanco sin brillo, blanqueado [como crêta, creda] |
| albus, -a, -um | dead white/glanzlos weiss/blanco
apagado |
| candidus, -a, -um | shiny white/glânzend weiss
/blanco brillante |
| niveus, -a, -um | snow white (the purest white)
/schneeweiss (das reinste Weiss) /blanco como la nieve, níveo, lo blanco más puro |
| subalbus, -a, -um | whitish/weisslich/albarizo, blanquecino |
| albulus, -a, -um | whitish/weisslich/albarizo, blanquecino |
| subalbidus, -a, -um | whitish/weisslich/albarizo, blanquecino |
| eburneus, -a, -um (& -nus) | cream-colored/elfenbeinweiss,
elfenbeinern/eburneo (de color), blanco como el marfil, blanco amarillento |
| argenteus, -a, -um | silvery/silberweiss/blanco grisáceo
brillante |
| cânus, -a, -um | light gray (esp. hair)/weissgrau (bsd.
vom Haar) /cano (esp. de pelo) |
| cânô capite esse | to be gray-haired/graue Haare haben
/estar canoso |
| cânêscô, -uî | to become gray/ergrauen, grau werden
/encanecer, ponerse gris o cano |
| câneô, cânêre, cânuî | to become light gray/ergrauen,
weissgrau werden /estar gris, blanquear |
| cinereus, -a, -um | ash-gray/aschgrau/ceniciento
[cinis, -eris, ash/Asche/ceniza] |
| cânêscêns, -ntis | grayish/gräulich
grisáceo |
Video
Sources
- http://www.harbornet.com/folks/theedrich/Colores/Colores.htm
- https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Latin/Colors
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