caeruleam
Dictionary entries
- Entry →caeruleus, caerulea, caeruleum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
blue, cerulean, dark; greenish-blue, azure; of river/sea deities; of sky/sea;
acc. sg. (f.)
Examples
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...coronant. coeperat umenti Phoebum subtexere palla Nox et caeruleam terris infuderat umbram. ille propinquabat siluis et ab aggere..."Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...venerabile donum fatalis virgae longo post tempore visum caeruleam advertit puppim ripaeque propinquat. inde alias animas, quae..."Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...villos. inde manus tendens in aperti litora ponti caeruleam Peleus Psamathen, ut finiat iram, orat, opemque ferat..."