eburneus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ebur +‎ -nus +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

eburneus (feminine eburnea, neuter eburneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of ivory
  2. white as ivory

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative eburneus eburnea eburneum eburneī eburneae eburnea
genitive eburneī eburneae eburneī eburneōrum eburneārum eburneōrum
dative eburneō eburneae eburneō eburneīs
accusative eburneum eburneam eburneum eburneōs eburneās eburnea
ablative eburneō eburneā eburneō eburneīs
vocative eburnee eburnea eburneum eburneī eburneae eburnea

Descendants

  • Catalan: eburni
  • English: ivory
  • French: éburnéen
  • Galician: ebúrneo
  • Italian: eburneo
  • Portuguese: ebúrneo
  • Spanish: ebúrneo

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     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

References

  • eburneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • eburneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • eburneus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.