caerulo
Dictionary entries
- Entry →caerulus, caeruli:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
epithet for river/sea deities;
abl. sg.dat. sg. - Entry →caerulus, caerula, caerulum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
blue, cerulean; deep/sky/greenish-blue, azure; of river/sea deities; of sky/sea;
abl. sg. (m.)abl. sg. (n.)dat. sg. (m.)dat. sg. (n.) - Entry →caerulum, caeruli:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
blue color (dark); steel color; sky/sea (pl.); deep blue sea; blue sky;; azurite; kind of blue glass;
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...noctiuaga Phoebe, quique uentorum potens aequor per altum caerulos currus agis, et qui carentis luce disponis domos, adeste..."Liber VIII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...quasi artificis manu cavata et excisa. Color caerulo albidior, viridior et pressior; sulpuris odor saporque medicatus..."
