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Definition 2024
azureus
azureus
See also: Azureus
Latin
Adjective
azureus m (feminine azurea, neuter azureum); first/second declension
- Of a deep blue colour. (Later Latin)
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | azureus | azurea | azureum | azureī | azureae | azurea | |
| genitive | azureī | azureae | azureī | azureōrum | azureārum | azureōrum | |
| dative | azureō | azureō | azureīs | ||||
| accusative | azureum | azuream | azureum | azureōs | azureās | azurea | |
| ablative | azureō | azureā | azureō | azureīs | |||
| vocative | azuree | azurea | azureum | azureī | azureae | azurea | |
Usage notes
- This adjective is most common as a species 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.