luridus

Latin

Etymology

From lūror (“sallowness, paleness”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈluː.ri.dus/, [ˈɫuː.rɪ.dʊs]

Adjective

lūridus (feminine lūrida, neuter lūridum); first/second declension

  1. pale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid
  2. ghastly, horrifying

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lūridus lūrida lūridum lūridī lūridae lūrida
Genitive lūridī lūridae lūridī lūridōrum lūridārum lūridōrum
Dative lūridō lūridae lūridō lūridīs lūridīs lūridīs
Accusative lūridum lūridam lūridum lūridōs lūridās lūrida
Ablative lūridō lūridā lūridō lūridīs lūridīs lūridīs
Vocative lūride lūrida lūridum lūridī lūridae lūrida

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • lūridātus

Descendants

See also
Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     candidus, albus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus      cānus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinericeus, plumbeus, grīseus      āter, niger, piceus
             pūniceus, murrhinus, rūfus, ruber, russus, rubrīcus, mulleus ; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, auranteus, aurantiacus ; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx              gilvus, helvus, fulvus, flāvus, croceus, pallidus, lūteus
             galbus, galbīnus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cyaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus              glaucus; līvidus; venetus, blaveus
             violāceus, ianthinus              purpureus, ostrīnus, ātropurpūreus, amethystīnus              roseus, rosāceus

References
  • luridus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • luridus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • luridus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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