azureus

See also: Azureus

Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

azureus (feminine azurea, neuter azureum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Of a deep blue colour.

Usage notes

  • This adjective is most common as a specific epithet in botanical names. In plants, because real blue is so rare and the quality of the colour changes with time, colours which would otherwise be grouped as purple or violet are considered to be blue.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative azureus azurea azureum azureī azureae azurea
genitive azureī azureae azureī azureōrum azureārum azureōrum
dative azureō azureae azureō azureīs
accusative azureum azuream azureum azureōs azureās azurea
ablative azureō azureā azureō azureīs
vocative azuree azurea azureum azureī azureae azurea

Descendants

  • taxonomic name: Hypothymis azurea

References

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

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