castaneus

Latin

Etymology

From castanea.

Pronunciation

Adjective

castaneus (feminine castanea, neuter castaneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) chestnut
  2. (Vulgar or Late Latin) brown (chestnut colored)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative castaneus castanea castaneum castaneī castaneae castanea
Genitive castaneī castaneae castaneī castaneōrum castaneārum castaneōrum
Dative castaneō castaneō castaneīs
Accusative castaneum castaneam castaneum castaneōs castaneās castanea
Ablative castaneō castaneā castaneō castaneīs
Vocative castanee castanea castaneum castaneī castaneae castanea

Derived terms
  • Eastern Romance
    • Aromanian: cãstãnj
    • → Romanian: castan
  • Italo-Dalmatian
  • Old Occitan:
  • Sardinian: castagnu
  • West Iberian

See also
Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeus, grīseus (ML. or NL.)      niger, āter, piceus, furvus
             ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceus, murrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, suffuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)              flāvus, sufflāvus, flāvidus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), caesius, blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus
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