caerulos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →caerulus, caeruli:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
epithet for river/sea deities;
acc. pl.nom. 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;
acc. pl. (m.)
Examples
- L
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..." - G
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..."
