melinoporphyrus

Latin

Etymology

Irregularly from the Ancient Greek μήλῐνος (mḗlĭnos, “quince-yellow”) +‎ πορφύρεος (porphúreos, “purple”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /meː.li.noˈpor.pʰy.rus/, [meːlʲɪnɔˈpɔrpʰʏrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me.li.noˈpor.fi.rus/, [melinoˈpɔrfirus]

Adjective

mēlinoporphyrus (feminine mēlinoporphyra, neuter mēlinoporphyrum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) of a yellow-purple colour

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mēlinoporphyrus	mēlinoporphyra	mēlinoporphyrum		mēlinoporphyrī	mēlinoporphyrae	mēlinoporphyra
genitive	mēlinoporphyrī	mēlinoporphyrae	mēlinoporphyrī		mēlinoporphyrōrum	mēlinoporphyrārum	mēlinoporphyrōrum
dative	mēlinoporphyrō	mēlinoporphyrae	mēlinoporphyrō		mēlinoporphyrīs
accusative	mēlinoporphyrum	mēlinoporphyram	mēlinoporphyrum		mēlinoporphyrōs	mēlinoporphyrās	mēlinoporphyra
ablative	mēlinoporphyrō	mēlinoporphyrā	mēlinoporphyrō		mēlinoporphyrīs
vocative	mēlinoporphyre	mēlinoporphyra	mēlinoporphyrum		mēlinoporphyrī	mēlinoporphyrae	mēlinoporphyra

References

• "Melinoporphyrus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)