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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨COLORS¨ in Latin
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Colors in Latin
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
| Colors | Colors in Latin | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Black | Ater, Niger | [a'ter],[ni'ger] |
| White | Albus, Candidus | [al'bus][kandi'dus] |
| Red | Ruber | [ru'ber] |
| Green | Viridis | [wi'ri'dis] |
| Yellow | Flavus | [fla'wus] |
| Blue | Caeruleus | [ke'ru'li'us] |
| Grey | Ravus | [ra'wus] |
| Silver | Argenteus | [ar'gen'te'us] |
| Gold | Aureus | [au're'us] |
| Pink | Roseus | [ru'se'us] |
| Brown | Brunneus, fuscus | [bru'ne'us] [fus'kus] |
|
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 |
Colors in Latin and other languages
| ENGLISH | LATIN | PRONUNCIATION IN
ENGLISH |
BRAZILIAN
PORTUGUESE |
| black (mas) | niger | nih jehr | preto |
| black (fem) | nigra | nih grah | preta |
| black (mas pl) | nigri | nih grih | pretos |
| black (fem pl) | nigræ | nih grah ih | pretas |
| white (mas) | albus | ahl boos | branco |
| white (fem) | alba | ahl bah | branca |
| white (mas pl) | albi | ahl bih | brancos |
| white (fem pl) | albæ | ahl bah ih | brancas |
| red (mas) | ruber | roo behr | vermelho |
| red (fem) | rubra | rou brah | vermelha |
| red (mas pl) | rubri | rou brih | vermelhos |
| red (fem pl) | rubræ | rou brah ih | vermelhas |
| blue (mas) | cæruleus | keh rou leh oos | azul (mas) |
| blue (fem) | cærulea | keh rou leh ah | azul (fem) |
| blue (mas pl) | cærulei | keh rou leh ih | azuis (mas pl) |
| blue (fem pl) | cærulæ | keh rou lah ih | azuis (fem pl) |
| yellow (mas) | flavus | flah voos | amarelo |
| yellow (fem) | flava | flah vah | amarela |
| yellow (mas pl) | flavi | flah vih | amarelos |
| yellow (fem pl) | flavæ | flah vah ih | amarelas |
| green (mas) | viridis | vih rih dihs | verde (mas) |
| green (fem) | viridis | vih rih dihs | verde (fem) |
| green (mas pl) | virides | vih rih dehs | verdes (mas pl) |
| green (fem pl) | virides | vih rih dehs | verdes (fem pl) |
| brown (mas) | aquilus | ah kou ih loos | marron (mas) |
| brown (fem) | aquila | ah kou ih lah | marron (fem) |
| brown (mas pl) | aquili | ah kou ih lih | marrons (mas pl) |
| brown (fem pl) | aquilæ | ah kou ih lah ih | marrons (fem pl) |
Sentences
| 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 |