brunneus

Latin

Etymology

From Late Latin brūnus (“brown”) +‎ -eus, from Frankish *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbrun.ne.us/, [ˈbrʊnːeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbrun.ne.us/, [ˈbrunːeus]

Adjective

brunneus (feminine brunnea, neuter brunneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) brown

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	brunneus	brunnea	brunneum		brunneī	brunneae	brunnea
genitive	brunneī	brunneae	brunneī		brunneōrum	brunneārum	brunneōrum
dative	brunneō	brunneae	brunneō		brunneīs
accusative	brunneum	brunneam	brunneum		brunneōs	brunneās	brunnea
ablative	brunneō	brunneā	brunneō		brunneīs
vocative	brunnee	brunnea	brunneum		brunneī	brunneae	brunnea

Descendants

• → English: brunneous

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