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..."- P
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..." - P
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..."