Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Ecce Latin > Colors in Latin > Flashcards

Colors in Latin Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Latin flashcards
1
Q

Aer

A

Light Blue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Albens rosa

A

Pale gray, or possibly pale pink.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Albus

A

White

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Amethystinus (purpura amethystina)

A

Amethyst purple

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Amygdala

A

Almond, light tan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Aureus

A

Golden yellow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Caesicius

A

Sky blue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Callainus

A

Green-Turquoise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Calthulus

A

Marigold yellow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Carinus

A

Walnut brown, dark brown with red overtones

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Cerasinus

A

Cherry red

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Cereus

A

Wax yellow, brownish yellow, perhaps identical to cerinus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Cerinus

A

Brownish Yellow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Coccinus, coccineus (coccum)

A

Scarlet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Conchyliatus (conchyliatum)

A

Pale lavender

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Coracinus

A

Raven-black, perhaps shiny black like a raven’s feathers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Crocotulus

A

Reddish Orange

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Croceus

A

Saffron yellow, red-orange or yellow with orange overtones, perhaps identical to crocotulus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Cumatilis

A

Sea Blue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Erythraeus

A

A natural reddish hue of wool

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Ferrugineus

A

A somewhat purplish red

22
Q

Flammeus

A

Reddish Orange

23
Q

Fuscus

A

Brown with reddish tinge

24
Q

Galbinus

A

Yellow-Green

25
Q

Glandes

A

Chesnut-Brown

26
Q

Heliotropium

A

Reddish violet

27
Q

Hysginus (hysginum)

A

Scarlet

28
Q

Ianthinus

A

Violet

29
Q

Indicum

A

Indigo Blue

30
Q

Luteus

A

Yellow-Red

31
Q

Malva

A

Mauve

32
Q

Molocinus

A

Mauve

33
Q

Niger

A

Black, or very dark brown

34
Q

Ostrinus (ostrum)

A

Reddish purple. If the color ostrinus had a red tinge was indicated by descriptions of the hue as rubens, red; sanguineus, bloody; and puniceus, scarlet

35
Q

Paphiae myrti

A

Dark Green

36
Q

Prasinus

A

Bluish green, pea green

37
Q

Pullus

A

Gray, according to Ovid; also black or a very deep brown-black, the color of mourning

38
Q

Puniceus, phoenicius, poenicius

A

Scarlet

39
Q

Purpura

A

Purple; the four major shades were ater, dark; lividus, pale; ruber, red; and violaceus, blue

40
Q

Purpureus laconicus

A

Dark rose purple

41
Q

Purpureus Tyrius (purpura dibapha Tyria)

A

Light rose purple

42
Q

Ruber Tarentinus

A

Reddish violet

43
Q

Russus, russeus, russatus

A

Bright Red

44
Q

Thalassinus

A

Purple of undetermined hue

45
Q

Threicia grus

A

Gray

46
Q

Tyrianthinus

A

Violet Purple

47
Q

Undae

A

Sea blue? darker blue?

48
Q

Venetus

A

Dark blue

49
Q

Violaceus

A

Violet

50
Q

Viola serotina

A

Blue-red

51
Q

Violeus

A

Violet

52
Q

Viridis

A

Green

Ecce Latin (12 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions