ostrinus

Latin

Etymology

From ostrum (“purple”) +‎ -inus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /osˈtriː.nus/, [ɔs̠ˈt̪riːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /osˈtri.nus/, [osˈt̪riːnus]

Adjective

ostrīnus (feminine ostrīna, neuter ostrīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (poetic) purple
    Synonyms: purpureus, amethystinus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ostrīnus ostrīna ostrīnum ostrīnī ostrīnae ostrīna
Genitive ostrīnī ostrīnae ostrīnī ostrīnōrum ostrīnārum ostrīnōrum
Dative ostrīnō ostrīnō ostrīnīs
Accusative ostrīnum ostrīnam ostrīnum ostrīnōs ostrīnās ostrīna
Ablative ostrīnō ostrīnā ostrīnō ostrīnīs
Vocative ostrīne ostrīna ostrīnum ostrīnī ostrīnae ostrīna

See also
Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     candidus, albus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeus, grīseus (ML. or NL.)      āter, niger, piceus
             pūniceus, murrinus, rūfus, ruber, russus, rūbrīcus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, auranteus, aurantiacus; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx              gilvus, helvus, fulvus, flāvus, croceus, pallidus, lūteus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus

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