murrinus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From murra +‎ -inus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

murrinus (feminine murrina, neuter murrinum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. relating to myrrh
  2. of the color of myrrh

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative murrinus murrina murrinum murrinī murrinae murrina
genitive murrinī murrinae murrinī murrinōrum murrinārum murrinōrum
dative murrinō murrinae murrinō murrinīs
accusative murrinum murrinam murrinum murrinōs murrinās murrina
ablative murrinō murrinā murrinō murrinīs
vocative murrine murrina murrinum murrinī murrinae murrina

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

  • murrinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • murrinus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.