luteus

Latin

Etymology 1

From lūtum (“dyers' weed”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lūteus (feminine lūtea, neuter lūteum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. saffron yellow
  2. sallow
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lūteus lūtea lūteum lūteī lūteae lūtea
Genitive lūteī lūteae lūteī lūteōrum lūteārum lūteōrum
Dative lūteō lūteō lūteīs
Accusative lūteum lūteam lūteum lūteōs lūteās lūtea
Ablative lūteō lūteā lūteō lūteīs
Vocative lūtee lūtea lūteum lūteī lūteae lūtea

Etymology 2

From lutum (“mud, dirt, clay”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

luteus (feminine lutea, neuter luteum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of mud; of clay
  2. dirty
  3. corrupt
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative luteus lutea luteum luteī luteae lutea
Genitive luteī luteae luteī luteōrum luteārum luteōrum
Dative luteō luteō luteīs
Accusative luteum luteam luteum luteōs luteās lutea
Ablative luteō luteā luteō luteīs
Vocative lutee lutea luteum luteī luteae lutea
Descendants
  • Galician: louza (or rather from lautus)
  • Portuguese: louça (or rather from lautus)
  • Spanish: loza (or rather from lautus)

References
  • “luteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “luteus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • luteus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • luteus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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