purpureus, purpurea, purpureum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
purple, dark red;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | purpureus | purpurei |
| Gen. | purpurei | purpureorum |
| Dat. | purpureo | — |
| Acc. | purpureum | purpureos |
| Voc. | purpuree | purpurei |
| Abl. | purpureo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | purpurea | purpureae |
| Gen. | purpureae | purpurearum |
| Dat. | purpureae | — |
| Acc. | purpuream | purpureas |
| Voc. | purpurea | purpureae |
| Abl. | purpurea | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | purpureum | purpurea |
| Gen. | purpurei | purpureorum |
| Dat. | purpureo | — |
| Acc. | purpureum | purpurea |
| Voc. | purpureum | purpurea |
| Abl. | purpureo | — |
Examples
Satura IV
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...partem exiguam et modicae sumptam de margine cenae, purpureus magni ructarit scurra Palati, iam princeps equitum, magna..."Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...questus uindice amisso parens terrae atque pelagi * * * * * * * * quaque purpureus dies utrumque clara spectat Oceanum rota? quot misera..."Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...defecta: non idem uigor, non ora tinguens nitida purpureus rubor; [populatur artus cura, iam gressus tremunt, tenerque nitidi..."
Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...quaterque stare negant, ipsisque nefas lacrimabile Thebis, ibat purpureus niueo de pectore sanguis. tandem haec singultu uerba incidente..."Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...Grype, perseveras, non ludis. licet, ecce, computemus! noster purpureus novusque charta et binis decoratus umbilicis, praeter me mihi..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...dulcis adhuc visu: niveo natat ignis in ore purpureus fulvoque nitet coma gratior auro. necdum prima nova lanugine..."Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...vulnere mucro. labitur exsanguis, labuntur frigida leto lumina, purpureus quondam color ora reliquit. tum sic exspirans Accam..."Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...artus it cruor inque umeros cervix conlapsa recumbit: purpureus veluti cum flos succisus aratro languescit moriens, lassove papavera..."