cyaneus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷei- (“to shine, white, light”), related to Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kyːˈa.ne.us/, [kyːˈa.ne.ʊs]

Adjective

cȳaneus (feminine cȳanea, neuter cȳaneum); first/second declension

  1. deep or dark blue (colour)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cȳaneus cȳanea cȳaneum cȳaneī cȳaneae cȳanea
Genitive cȳaneī cȳaneae cȳaneī cȳaneōrum cȳaneārum cȳaneōrum
Dative cȳaneō cȳaneae cȳaneō cȳaneīs cȳaneīs cȳaneīs
Accusative cȳaneum cȳaneam cȳaneum cȳaneōs cȳaneās cȳanea
Ablative cȳaneō cȳaneā cȳaneō cȳaneīs cȳaneīs cȳaneīs
Vocative cȳanee cȳanea cȳaneum cȳaneī cȳaneae cȳanea

Derived terms

References
  • cyaneus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cyaneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • cyaneus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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