brunneus
Latin
Etymology
From Late Latin brūnus (“brown”) + -eus, from Frankish *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbrʊn.ne.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbrun.ne.us]
Adjective
brunneus (feminine brunnea, neuter brunneum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | brunneus | brunnea | brunneum | brunneī | brunneae | brunnea | |
| genitive | brunneī | brunneae | brunneī | brunneōrum | brunneārum | brunneōrum | |
| dative | brunneō | brunneae | brunneō | brunneīs | |||
| accusative | brunneum | brunneam | brunneum | brunneōs | brunneās | brunnea | |
| ablative | brunneō | brunneā | brunneō | brunneīs | |||
| vocative | brunnee | brunnea | brunneum | brunneī | brunneae | brunnea | |
Descendants
- → English: brunneous
See also
| albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic) | rāvus, pullus, mūrīnus (of livestock) | niger, āter, furvus, fuscus ("swarthy"), piceus (poetic) |
| ruber, russus, rūbidus (dark), flammeus (poetic); rutilus, pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic) | rūfus, rutilus, rōbus (of oxen), croceus (poetic), aureus (poetic); fulvus (poetic), niger (of eyes), badius (of horses) | lūteus, flāvus ("blond"), lūridus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic) |
| viridis, flāvus (poetic) | viridis, herbeus (of eyes), fulvus (poetic) | viridis, glaucus (poetic), caeruleus (poetic, only dark) |
| glaucus (poetic), caeruleus, caesius (of eyes) | caeruleus, līvidus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus (poetic) | |
| violāceus | purpureus (underlying shade) | roseus |