castaneus

Latin

Etymology

From castanea.

Pronunciation

Adjective

castaneus (feminine castanea, neuter castaneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) chestnut
  2. (Vulgar or Late Latin) brown (chestnut colored)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative castaneus castanea castaneum castaneī castaneae castanea
genitive castaneī castaneae castaneī castaneōrum castaneārum castaneōrum
dative castaneō castaneae castaneō castaneīs
accusative castaneum castaneam castaneum castaneōs castaneās castanea
ablative castaneō castaneā castaneō castaneīs
vocative castanee castanea castaneum castaneī castaneae castanea

Derived terms

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: cãstãnj
    • Megleno-Romanian: căstǫn'
    • Romanian: castan
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: castagnu

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeusgrīseus (ML. or NL.)      niger, āter, piceus, furvus
             ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceusmurrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, suffuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)              flāvus, sufflāvus, flāvidus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), caesius, blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus