roseus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →roseus, rosea, roseum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rose-colored, red; (of sky/sun); made of roses;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Sarmatica rigido ludit in amne rota, sed Mitylenaei roseus mangonis ephebus uel non caesus adhuc matre iubente Lacon..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...rorantes excussa comas multumque sequenti sole rubens; illi roseus per nubila seras aduertit flammas alienumque aethera tardo Lucifer..."- P
Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...equorum. continuoque ineant pugnas et proelia temptent, ni roseus fessos iam gurgite Phoebus Hibero tingat equos noctemque..."