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caeruleus

caeruleus

Latin

Alternative forms

caerulus

Adjective

caeruleus m ‎(feminine caerulea, neuter caeruleum); first/second declension

Of or pertaining to the sea.
Of or pertaining to the sky.
Of or pertaining to rivers or sea and river deities.
dark colored, dark blue, dark green, cerulean, azure
gloomy, sable, black

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
nominative	caeruleus	caerulea	caeruleum		caeruleī	caeruleae	caerulea
genitive	caeruleī	caeruleae	caeruleī		caeruleōrum	caeruleārum	caeruleōrum
dative	caeruleō	caeruleae	caeruleō		caeruleīs
accusative	caeruleum	caeruleam	caeruleum		caeruleōs	caeruleās	caerulea
ablative	caeruleō	caeruleā	caeruleō		caeruleīs
vocative	caerulee	caerulea	caeruleum		caeruleī	caeruleae	caerulea

Synonyms

(of the sea): marīnus, maritimus

Derived terms

caerulans
caeruleātus
caeruleum

Descendants

English: cerulean
Italian: ceruleo
Spanish: cerúleo
French: céruléen

References

caeruleus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
caeruleus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “caeruleus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.